Woman To ROW Across Pacific

#76
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Coug said:
It was night time when it happened.



Sonya Baumstein
Wed Jun 10th, 2015 10:45:15 pm
Flat hot weather, Finally made it kuroshiooooo current
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That is good news. That current will take her a lot faster toward her goals.

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joevol33 said:
Whoooo! What do I win?? For the record, my guess had nothing to do with her appearance, or being a woman. That would be hard to accomplish for anyone.
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Those seas are rough. Your right, wouldn't have mattered.
 
#84
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joevol33 said:
Whoooo! What do I win?? For the record, my guess had nothing to do with her appearance, or being a woman. That would be hard to accomplish for anyone.
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Chuck Noland did it with an island break, ice skate tooth removal, rope made of tree bark strippings, a wooden raft.......and a Wilson. Impossible? I think not.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Uhhh, there is a reason why Magellan named the ocean the "Pacific"... Try doing this in The Atlantic.

Polynesians were able to do the same thing over 2000 years ago.
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Pics or it didn't happen!
 
#91
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Uhhh, there is a reason why Magellan named the ocean the "Pacific"... Try doing this in The Atlantic.

Polynesians were able to do the same thing over 2000 years ago.
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This ain't 2000 years ago, the need is no longer in our DNA. Jmo
 
#92
#92
More details on what was going on and why the expedition was abandoned.



The following was posted on the Expedition Pacific website by Andrew Cull, the team's campaign manager and medical advisor:


After long conversations, loosing a drogue, a critical steering system failure, and battling headwinds and typhoons, Sonya made the decision to abandon this year's attempt. While we were only eight days in, the progress against wind and storms was slow and the next few weeks promised more storms and potentially even slower progress. Furthermore, she was receiving constant AIS alarms which given the weather conditions so far made it impossible to see the many vessels near her.

On top of the data, Sonya and some team members felt that things weren't going right. While we couldn't put our finger on it, something felt wrong. Our expedition experience has taught us that when that feeling doesn't go away, you pay attention. As we prepared to leave normal Coast Guard range, that feeling only got stronger. As a team, we felt that combined with incoming weather, loosing a piece of critical equipment with a a single backup, it would be irresponsible to continue. Perhaps more importantly, none of us could justify putting responder's lives at risk by pushing further.
The Japanese Coast Guard was in the area and they were able to pick up Sonya and tow the boat safely back to Japan. They are underway now, and we are eternally grateful for their hospitality and assistance.

At this time, our team is working as fast as possible responding to the many messages and media inquiries as well as coordinating the repatriation of the Icha into Japan and getting everything back to the US for now. Sonya hasn't made a decision yet on when or if she'll attempt again.

Over the past several months, we have been overwhelmed by the support we've received. I sincerely thank you for all of the well wishes, concerns, and inquires. We'll continue answering the hundreds of inquiries as fast as we can as soon as we all get a little sleep.

Sincerely,

Andrew

Orlando woman ends attempt to row across Pacific due to bad weather
 
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