Portuguese Man Crosses Atlantic Ocean Using Kites

2022-01-02

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  • A Portuguese man has crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat powered only by the sun and wind.
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  • He used kites to move the boat and solar power to use lights and equipment on the boat.
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  • Francisco Lufinha arrived on the island of Martinique on December 20.
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  • He hopes his trip will earn him a Guinness World record for Fastest Solo Atlantic Crossing by Kite Boat.
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  • He also hopes his trip will help people understand the need to protect the oceans.
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  • The kite-powered boat reached top speeds of over 30 kilometers per hour.
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  • Lufinha traveled 6,400 kilometers in 25 days.
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  • The 38-year-old set out from Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal on November 3 and arrived on the Caribbean island of Martinique on December 20.
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  • Lufinha was not at sea for all that time, however.
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  • He made a planned stop at the Canary Islands on November 8.
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  • He had to stay longer than planned because of strong winds.
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  • He remained there until November 30.
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  • Lufinha made the crossing completely alone in a 7.2-meter-long and 5.6-meter-wide trimaran.
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  • This kind of boat has three long, thin parts, with a small room for sleeping and shelter.
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  • Lufinha used a hand pump to produce water for drinking and cooking.
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  • He said, "To produce water, I need to use this water maker. I have two of these, which I can pump and every hour I can make around four liters of water."
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  • The water pump has a special filter to remove salt from the sea water.
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  • Lufinha used the water to add to dried food he carried with him on the boat.
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  • He called his trip "a big learning experience."
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  • "It was a big test of my resilience. I learned a lot. I learned most of all to look at my problems relatively. I had so many problems all of the time, kites getting torn, kites exploding. And the only way to not suffer was to think, 'it could be worse.'"
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  • Supporters followed Lufinha's trip on his Facebook page.
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  • The main sponsor that supported him during his trip was the energy company EDP.
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  • He said his way of thinking during the difficult crossing helped him, "to get through it hour by hour, day by day, week by week until I got here to the Caribbean and finished this EDP Atlantic Mission."
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  • I'm Jill Robbins.
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  • A Portuguese man has crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat powered only by the sun and wind. He used kites to move the boat and solar power to use lights and equipment on the boat.
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  • Francisco Lufinha arrived on the island of Martinique on December 20. He hopes his trip will earn him a Guinness World record for Fastest Solo Atlantic Crossing by Kite Boat. He also hopes his trip will help people understand the need to protect the oceans.
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  • The kite-powered boat reached top speeds of over 30 kilometers per hour. Lufinha traveled 6,400 kilometers in 25 days. The 38-year-old set out from Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal on November 3 and arrived on the Caribbean island of Martinique on December 20.
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  • Lufinha was not at sea for all that time, however. He made a planned stop at the Canary Islands on November 8. He had to stay longer than planned because of strong winds. He remained there until November 30.
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  • Lufinha made the crossing completely alone in a 7.2-meter-long and 5.6-meter-wide trimaran. This kind of boat has three long, thin parts, with a small room for sleeping and shelter.
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  • Making fresh water
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  • Lufinha used a hand pump to produce water for drinking and cooking.
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  • He said, "To produce water, I need to use this water maker. I have two of these, which I can pump and every hour I can make around four liters of water."
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  • The water pump has a special filter to remove salt from the sea water. Lufinha used the water to add to dried food he carried with him on the boat.
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  • A 'learning experience'
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  • He called his trip "a big learning experience."
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  • "It was a big test of my resilience. I learned a lot. I learned most of all to look at my problems relatively. I had so many problems all of the time, kites getting torn, kites exploding. And the only way to not suffer was to think, 'it could be worse.'"
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  • Supporters followed Lufinha's trip on his Facebook page. The main sponsor that supported him during his trip was the energy company EDP.
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  • He said his way of thinking during the difficult crossing helped him, "to get through it hour by hour, day by day, week by week until I got here to the Caribbean and finished this EDP Atlantic Mission."
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  • I'm Jill Robbins.
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  • Kurt Michael Hall produced this story for Reuters. Jill Robbins adapted it for Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • kite - n. a device that is made of a light frame covered with cloth, paper, or plastic and that is flown in the air at the end of a long string
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  • trimaran - n. a yacht with three hulls in parallel.
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  • filter - n. a device that is used to remove something unwanted from a liquid or gas that passes through it
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  • resilience - adj. the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens
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  • sponsor - n. an organization that gives money to an athlete for training, clothes, equipment, and the like in return for the right to use the athlete for advertising
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  • mission - n. a task or job that someone is given to do
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