Changing tides

August 4, 2010

My days of excessive rowing may be over, but, fear not, still busy as ever with speaking, events, and dare I admit – a job! Here is the latest:   Selecting water projects Together, after raising over $100,000 for the Blue Planet Network (recently changed names from Blue Planet Run to Blue Planet Network), it’s now that [...]

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Riding the wave

April 23, 2010

After the initial media wave in New York City, I’m still busy as ever with interviews, talks, and events. Here is a recap of the highlights during the last couple weeks: Special guest at a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game. I may have missed celebrating Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day in Cleveland, [...]

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Come celebrate with Katie — April 17th, Chagrin Falls

April 2, 2010
Katie finishes her Atlantic row

On Saturday, April 17th, Chagrin Valley Rotary Club is putting on a “Welcome Home” celebration for Katie at Kenston High School. From 1 pm, Katie will be giving a presentation about the row, followed by an opportunity for you to ask all the questions you’ve been dying to put to her. The best part of [...]

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Jumping into the deep

April 1, 2010
Katie swims in the Atlantic

Gradually, as I rowed across the Atlantic, things would start to grow on Liv. If left for too long, it would turn into a jungle underwater, making my boat glide through the water much slower. So, in order to stop that, every now and again I had to jump in to scrub my boat! But [...]

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A few more photos for your viewing pleasure!

March 27, 2010
Katie rows into Guyana

It’s incredible how long it takes to sort through over 2,000 photos and several hours of video. I’m really sorry I’m taking forever to get these posted up; definitely blame me and not Katie!! Little by little, I’m working through them and there are some truly fantastic photos still to come. Here are a few [...]

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Me and Hobs: Our brief love affair

March 24, 2010
Hobs rests onboard Liv

On March 11, 2010, after 67 days by myself onboard Liv, I was joined by a visitor. That was the day that Hobs joined the party. At that stage of the journey, having birds flying around the boat and landing on it was a common sight, so I didn’t think much of it. But, after [...]

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