Ocean Research Project – Solo Atlantic crossing

Mistaken for a cocaine smuggler, boarded by armed guards, interrogated by immigration, his boat searched and his intentions questioned. Perhaps even more frightening was the fact that Matt Rutherford was supposed to be in Iceland but had been diverted to England when Hurricane Bertha and Tropical Storm Cristobal forced him to change his plans. His first single-handed transatlantic passage did not go smoothly. For tales of adventure, listen to Boat Radio