Richard Branson's World Records

6,700 miles RICHARD BRANSON'S WORLD RECORDS 3,000 miles 1h 40m 3h 45m FIRST MANED DIVE TO THE PUERTO RICO TRENCH IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH VIRGIN OCEANIC This trench is the deepest spot in the Atlantic Ocean at over 5 miles 2010 over 8 kilometers OLDEST PERSON TO KITE-SURF ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL French police tried to arrest Richard after completing the record THE FASTEST CROSSING OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN AN AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE Later developed by the US army FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Balloon size: 2,600,000 cubic feet 1986 FASTEST TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING IN A BOAT Boat cost: £1.5m ILLUSTRATION BY BEN BYFORD