Meet the Team: Michael Breske
Look, he sent us this one of his own free will. We had to.
When doing research on the level of hardship and the need for people to move the boat by hook or by crook, we all had the same thought: BRESKE. We met Breske on Draken because of the “Year of the Log,” where he went from not knowing much about viking ships or sailing to knowing way too much about viking ships and sailing. He’s personality, muscle, humor -and hopes that sometimes we go the F to sleep. He believes that everyone needs ten hugs a day to be happy. We’ve seen him fit into many XS shirts, some of them even survived the experience. He’s the ice cream eating champion of St. Michael’s, Maryland. Ask him how many bananas he can eat in a single day.
He actually has a put-together adventure resume. This man is prepared for the chaos:
Deckhand on Draken Harald Hårfagre, the world’s largest Viking ship in modern times, for 3 months, on 4 days notice. Rugby player turned Viking – Fall 2018
Rafted Class V whitewater rapids on the Upper Youghiogheny River in Maryland
Completed 80-mile hike through Great Smokey Mountain National Park in 4 days, on 10 hours notice
PADI Open Water Certified & SSI Advanced Open Water Certification – experience scuba diving dozens of shipwrecks and reefs from Florida to the Philippines; advanced certification with experience in underwater navigation, search, and recovery
Island exploration in Central Philippines
25+ years of experience on motorboats; Florida boater’s license
Haiti Nonprofit (P4H Global)
Damage assessment into Jeremie, one of the hardest hit areas, after Hurricane Michael for my non-profit
Post-2010 Haiti earthquake emergency relief volunteer
Accomplishing anything in Haiti requires creative solutions, persistence, unorthodox execution, and risk-mitigation
Hiked Mt. Batur volcano in Bali, Indonesia
Polar plunge in Belfast Bay, Belfast, ME
Kiteboarding hobbyist on the east and west coasts of Florida
Copenhagen Hostel limbo champion – April 2015
Adventure bucket list accomplishments include skydiving, hang gliding, human slingshot, cliff diving, dirt biking, swimming with sharks
Adaptive, resourceful, quick-thinking experience-seeker
