南非情侶漂流記 歷時135天划船到紐約

A South African couple rowed into the record books on Friday after becoming the first team to cross the Atlantic from Africa to the U.S.

一對南非情侶週五創造了世界紀錄，他們成爲第一組從非洲划船橫渡大西洋到達美國的人。

It took Riaan Manser and his girlfriend Vasti Geldenhuys 153-days to make the journey in their custom-built 23ft row boat.

裏安·曼澤和女友瓦斯蒂奇·赫爾登赫伊斯在他們的定製船上漂泊了153天時間，終於完成這段旅程。

The couple celebrated their accomplishment with a kiss as they passed the Statue of Liberty, after enduring a 6,500-mile journey with no support crew and limited supplies.

情侶二人在沒有後勤人員和儲備有限的條件下漂流了6500英里，抵達自由女神像標誌着他們完成了此行，二人擁吻以慶祝旅行成功。

Manser and Geldenhuys, who started their journey on December 30, estimate that it took 3.6 million rows for them to make it to New York City.

曼澤和赫爾登赫伊斯的旅行是在去年12月30日開始的，估計完成此行他們劃了360萬次船槳。

They carried only essentials on board, and kept themselves fed and watered by fishing and using a salt-water convertor.

他們在船上只帶了重要的必備品，餓了就吃海里捕來的魚、渴了就喝海水轉換器過濾出來的水。

A GPS system helped them - and their friends and family - keep track of their progress as they crossed the Atlantic, and made their way up from the Bahamas and Miami, to New York.

他們用GPS幫忙定位，從巴哈馬羣島取道邁阿密最終到達紐約；同時他們和親朋好友保持聯繫，在二人橫渡大西洋期間親人和朋友們跟蹤記錄他們的行程進展。

When they reached Manhattan the couple became the first crew to have rowed from mainland Africa to the mainland of North America.

這對情侶最終成功到達曼哈頓，從而成爲第一組從非洲大陸划船到達北美大陸的人。