Ben, I see your 68 year old Pole paddling 6700 miles across the Atlantic and raise you one 62 year old Russian priest paddling 10400 miles across the Pacific.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/31/russian-rower-conquers-pacific-ocean-crossing

This crazy priest has been to both poles and climbed Everest, amongst other things.

What is it with these adventurous old east Europeans?