On June 6, 1896, George Harbo and Frank Samuelson, Norwegian immigrants who had settled in Atlantic Highlands, embarked on a voyage in which they rowed an 18-foot wooden boat from New York City to Le Havre, France, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in just 62 days.
Source: Shaw, David W. (1998) Daring the Sea : The True Story of the First Men to Row Across the Atlantic Ocean (New York City: Citadel Press)
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This feat is documented at Twin Lights Museum and well worth a visit when it opens again
What food did they take along to last 62 days in an open rowboat?