Roz Savage

Only five women had ever rowed solo across the Atlantic. It seemed improbable that Roz Savage could join this elite few. She had spent most of her adult life working in a London office, had never been to sea and is only 5 feet, 4 inches tall. But she left career, home and husband to pursue her dream. After just one year of preparation she set out from the Canary Islands to row 3,000 miles to Antigua. After struggling alone through 103 days of storms, capsizes and equipment failures, she finally arrived at her destination. Roz is currently bidding to be the first woman ever to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. Her three-stage row launches from San Francisco in Summer 2007.