Gillet used an off-the-shelf Tofino double kayak, an SOS transmitter, and a radio, while Derreumaux had a self-righting, state-of-the-art vessel that was built with an ocean crossing in mind.

The Hungarian adventurer is hoping to canoe 5,000km across the Atlantic ... a transatlantic crossing by canoe. Note that his "canoe" resembles the sort of custom sea-going kayak used by ocean ...

Battling back pain and the emotional weight of isolation, he endured punishing ocean conditions, determined to complete his crossing ... first to kayak solo across the southern Atlantic ...