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Longest non-stop ocean voyage by a raft

During the Raft Transpacific Expedition the raft Nord, captained by Andrew Urbanczyk (USA), sailed from Half Moon Bay, California, USA, to the US-owned Pacific island of Guam, a straight-line distance of 5,110 nautical miles (9,463 km or 5,880 miles), in 136 days from 26 August 2002 to 28 January 2003. The raft was built of seven sequoia redwood logs and measured 12 x 15 m (39 x 49 ft). The total distance covered was 6,750 nautical miles (12,501 km or 7,767 miles).

Longest non-stop motorcycle ride – no hands

On 25 February 2001 Manrique Saenz Cruz (Colombia) rode a Honda 125 XL motorcycle for 213 km (132 miles) non-stop without touching the road or the handlebars in a circuit around the city of Girardot. The circuit measured 6.46 km (4 miles) and Manrique went round 33 times in 3 hours 28 minutes and 7 seconds.  Manrique started at 11:15 am and ended at 2:28:07 pm. To set the record Manrique trained for approximately one year between three and four hours every day. 

Longest non-stop flight (by any aircraft)

The longest non-stop flight by any aircraft was achieved by Steve Fossett (USA) who flew 42,469.4 km (26,389.3 miles) in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer airplane. Fossett took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA on 8 February 2006 and landed 76 hours, 45 mins later in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK on 11 February 2006; having beaten the previous record, held by the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, by 165.4 km (1,02.8 miles) and with only 90 kg (200 lb) of fuel remaining from an initial load of Continue reading →

Longest non-stop double track cable car

The longest non-stop double track cable car is 5,752 m (18,871 ft) and was achieved by the Tatev Aerial Tramway in collaboration with National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, in Tatev, Armenia, on 16 October 2010. The tramway, designed by Garaventa (Switzerland), connects the village of Halizor with the secluded medieval Tatev Monastery, offering a spectacular journey across the Vorotan River Gorge. The design process and foundation work began in 2009, with the opening ceremony of the aerial tramway and the official launch of the Tatev Continue reading →

Longest no-hands motorcycle wheelie

AC Farias (Netherlands) performed an 89 m (292 ft) wheelie without using his hands at the MotoRAI event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 22 October 2004. He lifts the bike onto its back wheel in the usual manner and once it is balanced he lets go of the handlebars and continues to ride.

Longest nipple hair

The longest nipple hair is 15.16 cm (5.97 in), achieved by Timothy McCubbin (Australia), in Brisbane, Australia, on 29 November 2010. The longest nipple hair of Timothy McCubbin was measured on the car park in front of Triple M Studio. Triple M organised for the event to be filmed and photographed. Timothy always had a longer hair on his right nipple and it took no longer than three years to let it grow this length.