Canadian to try first human-powered voyage to Hawaii

In July, Greg Kolodziejzyk, a Canadian adventurer, plans to pedal his boat "WiTHiN", 4,300 km (2672mi) from British Columbia to Hawaii - a world-first.

In 2006, Kolodziejzyk broke the record for the longest distance traveled in one day under human power in a custom-built fully-enclosed recumbent bicycle. In 2007, on a pedal-powered trimaran, he broke the aquatic version of that same record. (Greg's Blog)

Canadian sets Pedal Boat World Record

Greg Kolodziejzyk from Calgary, Alberta, set a new world record by pedalling his human-powered boat "Critical Power 2" 241.8 km (151.3 miles) in 24 hours. He started Monday, September 8 and finishing the next day. Official observers from the International Human Powered Vehicle Association were stationed along the course to verify that Kolodziejzyk stayed to the outside of the markers and travelled the full distance measured. The record must be ratified by the IHPVA and Guinness World Records.

Angus & Julie Angus embark on paddling/cycling voyage

Colin and Julie Angus, married in British Columbia since previous record-breaking "human-powered" trips, have just begun their next adventure. They are travelling 7,000 km from Scotland, through Britain, Europe, and the Middle East to Syria on two 5.5 metre (18') rowboats named Niobium and Tantalum. Each boats carries a bicycle and boat trailer to enable land travel. Colin's book, Beyond The Horizon: The Great Race to Complete The First Human Powered Circumnavigation Of The World was recently released; Julie's book about rowing across the Atlantic, Rowboat in a Hurricane: A Woman's Journey Across a Changing Ocean, will be available later this year. [http://www.rowedtrip.com]
BICN Oct/2006: Canadians complete first Human-powered Circumnavigation
2007 National Geographic: Adventurers of the Year

World Record by Human Powered Boat

Canadian Greg Kolodziejzyk set a new world record by pedaling his human-powered pedal boat 107.9 miles in 24 hours. His KidPower program encourages kids to live a healthier lifestyle by combining active living and healthy eating with achieving one's dreams and goals. In August 2006, Kolodziejzyk broke the human-powered world distance record by cycling 650 miles in 24 hours. Next he hopes to achieve a trans-Atlantic crossing by human-powered boat. (PrWeb News | PedalTheOcean.com | AdventuresOfGreg.com)