La Balsa

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La Balsa was the name of a 1970 expedition led by Spaniard Vital Alsar to sail a Balsa raft from South America to Australia across the Pacific Ocean.

The 8,600 mile voyage was, at the time, the longest in known history, only eclipsed by the 1973 Las Balsas expedition, again led by Alsar.

Left Ecuador - 29 May 1970 Arrived Mooloolaba - 5 November 1970

Crewmembers

Vital Alsar, Spanish, Marc Modena, French, 44 years old Gabriel Salas, Chilean, 27 years old Normand Tetreault, Canadian, 26 years old

Quotes

"Survival depends on the total cooperation of all men, whether their world is a raft, a village, a country or a planet" - Vital Alsar