A paraplegic man who sailed the Pacific Ocean solo for four months says he never felt alone.
Tauranga man Jonathan Martins has just completed a trip from Panama to New Zealand and was this afternoon welcomed home by friends.
Mr Martins said the journey, believed to be the first voyage across the Pacific completed by a paraplegic, had been spiritual.
"I've been agnostic my whole life but there was one moment on the trip where I felt alone. I felt there was some spirit looking after me."
Mr Martins began the journey with three friends in the hopes of making a documentary about his trip but dwindling funds meant he had to continue on solo.