EXTREME adventurer and world record holder, Zirk Botha, arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Monday and his family were there to give him a hero’s welcome, along with proud members of the public.
Botha returned to South Africa after completing his solo transatlantic ocean crossing on his boat ‘Ratel’, from South Africa to Brazil in 71 days, a total distance of 7200km or 4000 nautical miles (nm).
After leaving Cape Town on 19 December 2020, Botha rowed on to Cabo Frio on Sunday 28 February 2021, to complete his voyage in 71 days, a new world record.
Fans and media were invited to welcome Botha at Cape Town International Airport – he arrived on Monday 8 March at 13:45 on flight ET847 from Addis Abada.
In completing the crossing, Botha set world records as the first South African to row the south transatlantic route alone and unsupported by any
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