On his 60th birthday, Duane Hansen from Syracuse, Nebraska sailed 37.5 miles in a giant hollowed-out pumpkin down the Missouri River, the river between Nebraska and Iowa.
He grew the 846 pound (384kg) pumpkin in his garden with the aim to beat the 25.5 mile world record set in 2018.
entering river at Bellevue, Nebraska
coming out of river at Nebraska City, Nebraska
USA media
Washington Post — “Nebraska man squashes record for floating in a pumpkin, officials say”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/29/pumpkin-boat-world-record-nebraska/
NBC — “A gourd among men: 60-year-old paddles 38 miles in hollowed-out pumpkin to break world record”
https://www.today.com/food/people/nebraska-man-paddles-38-miles-in-pumpkin-world-record-rcna45958
CNN — “A man paddled 38 miles down the Missouri River in a hollowed-out pumpkin”
“https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/pumpkin-boat-record-attempt-nebraska/index.html
Yahoo — “Man breaks world record for floating down a river in a pumpkin: ‘Gourdspeed’”
UK media
BBC — “Guinness World Record: Man rides 38 miles in giant pumpkin”
Guardian — “Oh my gourd: Nebraska man paddles 38 miles in hollowed out pumpkin”
Independent — “Nebraska man claims world record for paddling 38 miles – in a pumpkin”
