American man covered 73 kilometers on a boat made of a giant pumpkin.

American man broke the world record by rowing a pumpkin boat for 73.5 kilometers

46-year-old American man Gary Christensen set a new world record by rowing 73.5 kilometers down the Columbia River on a boat carved out of a giant pumpkin. This journey lasted 26 hours and was officially documented by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Gary has been growing giant pumpkins since 2011. For the past four years, he has won local competitions for rowing on boats made from vegetables. This year, he managed to grow a pumpkin with a circumference of 429.3 centimeters and a weight of 555 kilograms, which roughly corresponds to the weight of an adult camel or a grand piano.

The landing site was determined to be a safe beach directly across from Columbia from the Multnomah Falls. The landing was challenging because there was dense vegetation in the water, which did not allow the pumpkin to pass easily

Gary did not waste Time during the forced stop: he used it to remove more pulp from the pumpkin for better balance on the waves.

Later, he continued the swim and was forced to row all night, as he did not find a suitable beach for an overnight stay by dark. He also did not risk stopping on random land spots to avoid damaging the boat.

In total, Gary covered 73.5 kilometers on his pumpkin boat, breaking the previous world record of 63 kilometers set in 2023.

Previously, a Ukrainian firefighter set a world record in the USA.