Marin kayaker to embark on epic solo paddle from S.F. to Hawaii
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Last week, as Cyril Derreumaux navigated his kayak beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny afternoon, a humpback whale breached beside his boat, spraying him with salty mist.
“I took that as a good omen,” he said.
In late May, Derreumaux, a 44-year-old French-born entrepreneur who lives in Larkspur, will launch into the adventure of a lifetime: an open-ocean solo paddle, 2,400 nautical miles from Sausalito to Hawaii. He’s planning for a 70-day excursion, alone on the Pacific in his 23-foot boat.