Peter Bray

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Peter Bray

Changing short description from "Cornish kayaker" to "Cornish kayaker (born 1957)"

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{{Short description|Cornish kayaker}}
{{Short description|Cornish kayaker (born 1957)}}
'''Peter Bray''' became, in 2001, the third person known to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean]] alone in a [[kayak]] ({{ill|Franz Romer (Kapitän)|lt=Franz Romer|de}} in 1928 and [[Hannes Lindemann]] in 1956 preceded him) as well as the first one to paddle west to east (i.e.: not riding favorable currents) and also the first one not using sails to help his paddling.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news/092001/07/kayak.shtml BBC news story] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123062852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news/092001/07/kayak.shtml |date=2004-11-23 }}{{cite web |title=First to kayak across the Atlantic Ocean in both directions |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/644757-first-to-kayak-across-the-atlantic-ocean-in-both-directions |website=Guinness World Records}} He documented his expedition in the book ''[[Kayak Across the Atlantic]]''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kayak-Across-Atlantic-Peter-Bray/dp/0954423348 Kayak Across the Atlantic] Amazon book link in 2004.
'''Peter Bray''' became, in 2001, the third person known to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean]] alone in a [[kayak]] ({{ill|Franz Romer (Kapitän)|lt=Franz Romer|de}} in 1928 and [[Hannes Lindemann]] in 1956 preceded him) as well as the first one to paddle west to east (i.e.: not riding favorable currents) and also the first one not using sails to help his paddling.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news/092001/07/kayak.shtml BBC news story] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123062852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news/092001/07/kayak.shtml |date=2004-11-23 }}{{cite web |title=First to kayak across the Atlantic Ocean in both directions |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/644757-first-to-kayak-across-the-atlantic-ocean-in-both-directions |website=Guinness World Records}} He documented his expedition in the book ''[[Kayak Across the Atlantic]]''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kayak-Across-Atlantic-Peter-Bray/dp/0954423348 Kayak Across the Atlantic] Amazon book link in 2004.


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