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'Professional adventurer' John Fairfax dies at 74
John Fairfax, who died Feb. 8 at 74 near Las Vegas, once called himself a “professional adventurer.” A former big-game hunter and cigarette smuggler, he achieved international celebrity in 1969 for being the first person in recorded history to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Two years later, Fairfax made a transpacific crossing in a rowboat with his girlfriend, the first such triumph by a two-person crew. He wrote books about his voyages, the culmination of a lifetime of wanderlust.
Fairfax, who was raised mostly in Argentina, said he first left home at 13 to “live like Tarzan” in the South American jungle. He accumulated exploits as others might professional accolades or club memberships. He was variously a shark fighter, ocelot hunter, mink farm operator and authority on baccarat.
He was best remembered for his accomplishments as an oarsman. The fascination with rowing began in childhood after he read a Reader’s Digest article about two Norwegian adventurers who in 1896 became the first in known history to row successfully across the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Bangor Daily News
