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British adventurer Sarah Outen is currently on a bid to loop the planet using human power – rowing, cycling and kayaking from London2London:Via the World. Having completed the first phase in 2011, Sarah is now embarking on a gruelling solo row across the North Pacific. She will be blogging for The Independent all the way back to London. Sarah was the first woman and youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean (2009, aged 24), was appointed MBE in 2011 for services to rowing, conservation and charity and earlier this year, had her first book published - 'A Dip in the Ocean: Rowing solo across the Indian'.

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Via The World: Early on I questioned why on earth I had come back to this place that nearly cost me my life, Sport

Via The World: Early on I questioned why on earth I had come back to this place that nearly cost me my life

I am now a good solid few hundred miles out to sea, settling in to my new life after twelve days out here. It is always a bit of a culture shock – physically and emotionally – to start or finish an ocean voyage, particularly one where you are all alone and have oars instead of an engine.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 8 May 2013 at 5:26 pm

Via the World: Waiting for a window to cross the Pacific Ocean, Notebook

Via the World: Waiting for a window to cross the Pacific Ocean

The storm that is currently howling outside would not be a good thing to encounter a day or two out from departure, for the risk of being blown back to shore (and let’s face it, crashing into a coastline isn’t a good thing) is too great.

By | Notebook, Sport | Thursday, 4 April 2013 at 1:05 am

Via the World – Chapter 2: The Relaunch, Sport

Via the World – Chapter 2: The Relaunch

British adventurer Sarah Outen is about to relaunch her mission to loop the planet using human power, as she enters the final weeks of preparation for her North Pacific solo row from Japan to Canada.

By | Sport | Monday, 18 February 2013 at 4:10 pm

Via the World: Rescued from the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Independent Blogger Sarah Outen is ready to try again, Sport

Via the World: Rescued from the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Independent Blogger Sarah Outen is ready to try again

Even before I left my boat, Gulliver, out on the North Pacific, I knew I would be back on the ocean in spite of the final three days being the scariest of my life.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at 1:43 pm

Via the World: ‘I gritted my teeth each time a wave smashed directly into the boat, waiting to see what would happen’, Sport

Via the World: ‘I gritted my teeth each time a wave smashed directly into the boat, waiting to see what would happen’

The last time I took to the keyboard to blog I hadn’t at all expected that the next time I did so would be at my desk at home in Rutland. But here I am. And how grateful I am to be here. Alive, all limbs intact.

By | Sport | Monday, 2 July 2012 at 4:01 am

Via the World: A rescue mission in the Pacific Ocean, Sport

Via the World: A rescue mission in the Pacific Ocean

British adventurer Sarah Outen is on a mission to loop the planet using only human power. Having pushed off from the east coast of Japan in her rowing boat Gulliver on May 13th, last week she had to be rescued.

By | Sport | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 4:14 pm

Via the World: Welcome to the ocean, Sport

Via the World: Welcome to the ocean

The sun is setting on my fifteenth day at sea. Pale pinks and oranges paint the western sky and gentle greys smudge the impression of tiny clouds elsewhere. A few knots of wind tickle the surface of the water, gurgling around my rowing boat, Gulliver. A swell rocks us. It is a beautiful end to a tiring day.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 12:52 pm

Via the World: From the Kuroshiocurrent to capsizing, Sport

Via the World: From the Kuroshiocurrent to capsizing

Following a couple of weeks of horrendous weather in Japan, British adventurer, Sarah Outen set off at 7.06am (Japanese time) on Sunday, May 13, on what is expected to be one of the most grueling parts of her London2London: Via the World expedition – her solo row across the North Pacific Ocean.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 11:01 pm

Via the World: Gales delay launch from Japan, Sport

Via the World: Gales delay launch from Japan

Sarah’s planned launch was hit by a severe weather warning. Had she set out on her record breaking voyage, in her own words she would have been “mullered”. Here, she explains all…

By | Sport | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 at 12:45 pm

Via the World: The epic 4,500 nautical mile journey ahead, Sport

Via the World: The epic 4,500 nautical mile journey ahead

Sarah Outen is due to head off on her record-breaking solo row across the North Pacific Ocean this Sunday. Here, she explains the physical and psychological toils ahead…

By | Sport | Friday, 27 April 2012 at 4:48 pm

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