Adventurers striving for world's record visit San Pedro

The Island Newspaper, Ambergris Caye, Belize            Vol. 10, No. 2            January 13, 2000

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Roy Karlsen aboard his 18 foot Uttern 5412

Docked at the pier of Amigos del Mar Dive Shop last week was an unusual boat. Its crew consisted of two people on an adventurous mission. Roy Karlsen of Norway and Ove Herlogson of Sweden left Lysekil, Sweden in their 18 foot boat June 5th, 1999, bound with only one thing in mind-to be in the Guiness Book of World's Records as the first people to travel around the world in an open boat. The idea, born in 1990, required careful planning.

    Their 18 foot boat, an Uttern 5412, is equipped with all sleeping and bathroom facilities and is powered by a 50hp, four-stroke Mercury engine. Roy explained the reason for using this engine is that it is more environmentally friendly, producing less pollution and using less gas. Already this dynamic duo has broken a record in being the first persons to cross the Atlantic Ocean in such a small boat.

    Traveling from Chetumal, they stopped in San Pedro to refuel and after some minor adjustments to their navigation equipment are bound for Roatan, Honduras and then Panama, the Pacific Coast, Alaska, Russia, Japan, Asia, India and Europe. Roy is very confident of their journey and hopes to finish this "Adventure around the World" by autumn of this year. These brave souls have already seen a large portion of the world and having seen San Pedro commented, "This is a beautiful island. It is almost like back home. I definitely want to come back after our adventure to spend more time here."

    We commend Roy and Ove in their quest and wish them the best of luck.  Anyone wishing to follow their route can log onto their website www.adventurearoundworld.com.



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