Roz Savage rows for the environment. Warning: mktime() expects parameter 5 to be long, string given in /home/fhlinux202/s/sea-me.co.uk/user/htdocs/newsarchive/news.php on line 112 Warning: mktime() expects parameter 5 to be long, string given in /home/fhlinux202/s/sea-me.co.uk/user/htdocs/newsarchive/news.php on line 113 Warning: mktime() expects parameter 5 to be long, string given in /home/fhlinux202/s/sea-me.co.uk/user/htdocs/newsarchive/news.php on line 114 Thursday September 2009 January 1970 I learned a lot on the Atlantic about how NOT to row an ocean. I finished safely and successfully, but psychologically I gave myself a much tougher time than I needed to. I’ve learned the lessons and I want to put them to the test.” – Roz Savage Roz is currently engaged in an epic effort to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. Her adventure consists of three stages, each with its own environmental message. In Summer 2008, Roz became the first woman in history to row solo from California to Hawaii. During her 2,700-mile journey, lasting 99 days, she encouraged people to cut back on their usage of disposable plastic bottles, cups and bags, thereby reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean. Roz launched stage two of her Pacific Voyage on May 24th, 2009. Her journey will take her from Hawaii down into the South Pacific, this time targeting climate change through her Pull Together initiative. The third, and final, stage to Australia will take place in 2010. If successful, Roz will become the first woman ever to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. “Since the before the Atlantic row, I’d always intended to row the Pacific Ocean,” explains Roz. “I believe that if you don’t keep pushing the boundaries, your comfort zone will become smaller and smaller until you’re effectively shrink-wrapped; you can’t achieve anything, you can’t grow. So I keep on pushing, keep on developing, adapting and showing what an ordinary person can do when they put their heart, mind and soul into it.” * Stage 1, 2008: San Francisco to Hawaii. 2,324 statute miles, course 247 degrees (completed) * Stage 2, 2009: Hawaii to Tuvalu. 2,620 statute miles, course 224 degrees * Stage 3, 2010: Tuvalu to Australia. 2,324 statute miles, course 252 degrees Follow Roz's progress on www.rozsavage.com