25 miles straight line including the paddle around the San Pedro and through Angels Gate to Two Harbors. Took about 8 hours over, but only 4 coming back with the current, waves, and wind.
No death wish. I trained for over a year to make that trip and it was a carefully planed and calculated risk.
Ed Gillette paddled from Monterey to Hawaii. His stories are a lot more interesting than mine. I didn’t have to eat my tooth paste.
You have my deepest admiration. I shy away from big white water when paddling.
I understand about training for an athletic goal .... trained for two, to climb Mt. Washington and the Presidentials. One thing it’s difficult to train for, is the weather.
I like this vid of the trek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cTjZzZOv3k