Remy Bricka, who "seems like a normal guy" according to the vice commodore of the California Yacht Club, is setting off to walk across the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia, AP reported. His vehicle of choice: a pair of canoe-like skis and a double-sided paddle, which he will use to tow a catamaran carrying provisions for his epic passage. Bricka expects the 7,800-mile trip to take six months if he walks 14 hours a day and sleeps on the catamaran at night. He sees the endeavor as a testament to human determination.

Incredibly, Bricka is a veteran of this type of travel, having already walked across the high seas in 1988. For 40 days he used his "canoeshoes" to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Trinidad, a feat that landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest distance walked across water, 3,502 miles.

Bricka, 50, wrote a book about the experience, "L'Homme Qui Marche sur L'Eau" -- The Man Who Walks on Water -- which was published by a French company in 1990. This time his trip will be documented on the web site of the Alsatian sauerkraut company that is sponsoring his adventure, www.stoeffler.com, with webcam pictures updated each day via satellite transmissions from his location. Bricka reportedly took 22 pounds of kraut with him.

Conditions in the Pacific are likely to be much more challenging than those he experienced in the Atlantic. At this time of year, storms will make it extremely rough, and Bricka can expect heavy currents, winds of up to 60 miles an hour, and swells commonly reaching 12 feet and higher. "A number of people are lost at sea every year because of foolishness," said Roger Lukas, an oceanographer at the University of Hawaii. "This guy sounds like an excellent candidate."