Marin Medak
Marin Medak (born 1987) is a Slovenian adventurer.
Marin is one of the youngest ocean rowing expedition leader and the first Slovenian to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
Marin Medak lives in Piran and is a student at the Faculty of electrical engineering on the University of Ljubljana. He started sea kayaking in early 2009 and after four months departed for his first solo sea kayaking adventure. He paddled the islands of Dalmatia (Croatia), starting at Lošinj (Croatia)and finishing in Zadar (Croatia).
A year after he kayaked solo 1400 km from Savudrija (Croatia) to the Island of Zakynthos (Greece).
In 2011, he persuaded an experienced sea kayaker Simon Osborne (UK) to come with him to South Korea. In March 2011, after 23 days of temperature around or below freezing, the duo become the first to successfully paddle the length of the coast of South Korea.[1] In the same year Marin and his Paralympian friend Gal Jakič try to set a speed record for kayaking the coast of Croatia, but had to abort the expedition due to medical problems.
After three years of adventures around the world it was time for Marin to live his dreams and row across the Atlantic ocean. In early 2012 he successfully skippered a four man Slovenian-British Ocean Rowing expedition Tušmobil TransAtlantik. He was joined by three UK rowers, Simon Osborne, Stephen Bowens and Alastair Humphreys.[2]
Marin is supporting and raising funds for Društvo KROS, a charity organization that helps with children rehabilitation after neural injuries.
Business adventures
Marin is CEO of Hobykey and Oivo.pw
Rowing
| Period | Expedition | Distance | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Padlling the coast of Dalmatia | 700 kilometers | Start 13.7.2009 island of Lošinj – paddling to Dubrovnik – back to Zadar. Finishing 13. August 2009. Time needed: 1 month. | |
| 2010 | Savudrija - Zakynthos | 1400 kilometers | Paddling from Savudrija ( Croatia ) to Zakynthos ( Greece ). Time needed: 1 month. | |
| 2011 | Expedition South Korea | 1100 kilometers | Start in Jeongok Harbor (South Korea) and finishing at Sokcho Harbor (South Korea). Time needed: 23 days. | |
| 2011 | Croatian coast speed record | 550 kilometers | Starting at Prevlaka peninsula (Croatia ), with an intended finish in Piran (Slovenia) Expedition aborted on the island of Unije for medical reasons. Marin continued solo and finished in Piran (Slovenia). Time needed: 10 days. | |
| 2012 | Expedition Tušmobil Transatlantik2012 | 4700 kilometers | Rowing across the Atlantic ocean Start on Gran Canaria (Spain) and finishing in Port St Charles (Barbados). Time needed: 45 days and 15h. | |
References
- ↑ (Yonhap News Agency) Two foreigners become first kayakers to circumnavigate Korean Peninsula
- ↑ Ocean Rowing Society INT. archive 2012
External links
- Slovenian-British Ocean Rowing Expedition Transatlantic 2012
- Marin Medak webpage
- South Korea expedition 2011 webpage