Vital Alsar

Who is Vital Alsar?

Vital Alsar Ramírez was born on August 7, 1933, in "Calle Alta" in Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

His entire life has been linked to nature and the sea. He became professor of economics, although he never acted as such.

During his Military service in Morocco, Alsar read a book about the Kon-Tiki, the expedition that Thor Heyerdahl conducted a balsa raft on the Pacific. Reading this account led to his interest in duplicating the feat, to sailing 3,770 nautical miles.

After his military service, he lived in France, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Canada. It was in Canada where he met Marc Modena, who would be his traveling companion.