Day 66 — Ahoy matey (friend or foe?)

March 9, 2010
Katie ... ready to fight!

Today was one of the few days where I relished in my decision to wear clothes. Let me take a step back…
First: no, I’m not an exhibitionist, but salt has a way of making any fabric rough. With rowing and moving my entire body all day, chafing can be prevented by not wearing anything. [...]

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Guest blog by Jack Lesyk, Sports Psychologist

March 8, 2010
Jack Lesyk

I first became aware of Katie and her adventure through a newspaper article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in February 2008. She was still in college and in the early stages of dreaming and planning the adventure that has now become a reality. As someone who has spent a professional lifetime helping high-level athletes mentally [...]

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BIG NEWS — Did I say Cayenne? Well, I meant Georgetown…

March 6, 2010
Katie is heading to Georgetown

I set off from Dakar on January 3 to complete a solo, unsupported, mainland-to-mainland row across the Atlantic Ocean. That’s still what I intend to do and I’m going to do whatever I can to achieve it. Even if that means rowing an extra 400 miles!
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve started to [...]

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Day 62 — Behind door number one…

March 5, 2010
Playing hide and seek with a tanker

Behind door number one is … Holsatia Express. Door number two … Omega Emmanuel. And number three … Jose Breeze. I have officially entered tanker territory! With larger waves around 7 to 10ft, it makes for a slightly unnerving experience. My boat can easy tuck away so that I am barely visible. Even with the [...]

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Day 61 — Who ate Edd?!

March 4, 2010
Dolphins surround Liv

I may or may not have named a few of the dorados that have been following under my boat — Ed, Edd, and Eddie. Today was not a good day for Edd.
As I started to dig around in the hatches for my next meal, I noticed a hungry visitor or two: dolphins. Not as playful [...]

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Day 59 — In a hurry, eh?

March 2, 2010
A yacht passes on the horizon

Lots of long, dramatic “Noooooo!”s, mixed in with a few “Why?!!!”s, just for kicks, today. There it was, a few miles away: a chat with a human being. Or a poker game. Or maybe a little bartering of energy bars for anything but. I’m not really sure what the appropriate mid-ocean etiquette is, but anything [...]

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