Rescued (again) while seeking record

Andrew Bedwell wants to skipper the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic. He tried in 2023 but didn’t make it to first night, and his second effort in 2026 wasn’t much better.

He started his record attempt on June 3 for the 1,890nm trip from Newfoundland, Canada, to Falmouth, England, but a call for assistance, while 75 miles offshore in his 1.2m sailboat, was sent on June 5. Later that day he was rescued and boat abandoned.

The current Guinness Book of Records holder for the smallest boat to cross the Atlantic is Hugo Vihlen. In 1993, the American sailor crossed from Newfoundland to Falmouth in 106 days aboard 1.62m sailboat. – Full report