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Alone : the first Australian woman to row the Atlantic Ocean / by Michelle Lee.

Alone : the first Australian woman to row the Atlantic Ocean / by Michelle Lee.
Alone :
68 days, 12 hours, 49 minutes. In 2018 Michelle Lee became the first Australian woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It took two years of preparation for the 68-day, 5,000km journey-Solo details this extraordinary adventure from her perspective. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean is never an easy undertaking, but people have been making the journey for hundreds of years. The very first crossings were made to discover and explore new lands. Today, most crossings are made by huge cargo ships exporting essential commodities across the ocean. But some daring people choose to cross the Atlantic to test the limit of their physical and mental strength-to achieve something unthinkable. Each year in December, waiting for an end to the hurricane season, rowers depart from La Gomera, Spain and arrive in Antigua, in the Caribbean. No motor, no sails-a journey powered only by rowing. It was from this port that Michelle sailed into the history books, achieving what few have before her and marking the start of a new chapter in her life encouraging others to live without regret and not die wondering.

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Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date
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Adult Non-Fiction   Stuarts Point . Available .  
B/LEE
Adult Non-Fiction   Laurieton . On Loan . 17 Apr 2024
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Record Number 677280
ISBN 9781922810137
Author Lee, Michelle
Title Alone : the first Australian woman to row the Atlantic Ocean / by Michelle Lee.
Publication details Melbourne, Vic : Wilkinson Publishing, 2022.
Pagination etc. 118 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Summary Note 68 days, 12 hours, 49 minutes. In 2018 Michelle Lee became the first Australian woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It took two years of preparation for the 68-day, 5,000km journey-Solo details this extraordinary adventure from her perspective. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean is never an easy undertaking, but people have been making the journey for hundreds of years. The very first crossings were made to discover and explore new lands. Today, most crossings are made by huge cargo ships exporting essential commodities across the ocean. But some daring people choose to cross the Atlantic to test the limit of their physical and mental strength-to achieve something unthinkable. Each year in December, waiting for an end to the hurricane season, rowers depart from La Gomera, Spain and arrive in Antigua, in the Caribbean. No motor, no sails-a journey powered only by rowing. It was from this port that Michelle sailed into the history books, achieving what few have before her and marking the start of a new chapter in her life encouraging others to live without regret and not die wondering.
Subject Autobiographies
Rowers -- Australia -- Biography
Women rowers -- Australia -- Biography
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