Paddling gain but no pain

Bart de Zwart had expected to be in more pain after paddling 480km from Hawaii's Big Island to Kauai.

"I'm not even sore," he said after arriving at Kalapaki Beach on board a stand-up paddleboard.

The 41-year-old Maui man spent five days alone at sea attempting what he believes to be the first-ever solo crossing from the Big Island to Kauai.