1989年4月9日 · AMSTERDAM — Fons Oerlemans has crossed the Atlantic on a raft, in a boiler and in a truck. This summer he plans to make the voyage in a green beer bottle. The 50-year-old Belgian engineer...

2023年11月6日 · During the second Atlantic crossing on Last Generation, Fons threw a bottle into the sea and wondered what it would be like to sail a vessel of a similar shape. Initially called Flying Bottle , the vessel was originally built as a hydrofoil to challenge for the Blue Riband.

Join Fons Oerlemans and Kee Arens on a journey of courage, resilience and high adventure as they push the boundaries of possibility on six heroic transatlantic voyages aboard their extraordinary self-built vessels.

Together, Fons Oerlemans and Kee Arens have completed four Atlantic crossings - by bottle, truck, raft and a submarine-style vessel made from a reclaimed 40-tonne steam boiler with an underwater observation chamber on the underside made from a 6m propane gas tank.

The vessel I encountered at the Southampton International Boat Show was the Bottle Boat; a bottle shaped boat created by Fons Oerlemans in 1985. Oerlemans was born in Belgium just before the start of the second world war.

2024年3月31日 · Join Fons Oerlemans and Kee Arens on a journey of courage, resilience and high adventure as they push the boundaries of possibility in six heroic voyages across the Atlantic in self-built vessels – from a simple life raft to a vast bottle. Fons and Kee navigate treacherous waters, tempestuous storms and harrowing challenges to conquer both ...

1989年3月16日 · Fons Oerlemans has crossed the Atlantic on a raft, in a boiler and in a truck. This summer he plans to make the voyage in a green beer bottle. The 50-year-old Belgian engineer has spent the last three years designing and building a 36-foot long bottle-shaped hydrofoil which has a cruising speed of 4O knots.

2023年9月15日 · Join Fons Oerlemans and Kee Arens on a journey of courage, resilience and high adventure as they push the boundaries of possibility on six heroic

2023年9月15日 · From a humble life raft to daring designs using unconventional materials such as an old steam boiler, a nine-ton truck and even a colossal bottle, Oerlemans fearlessly sails his creations across the Atlantic to forge a legacy of innovation and determination.