Standup paddler, Victoria Burgess, 33, of the United States, paddles out to open sea at the beginning of her attempt to cross the Florida Straits at Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Burgess who works as a firefighter set off her attempt to cross the Florida Straights in what she called the "Chica Libre Crossing," which means "free girl" in Spanish. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan), APTOPIX