The boat Tori builds just doesn't look very seaworthy. It's clunky and made of plywood. However, the plan is that the design will keep it afloat and self-righting with a water-tight cabin.
She tries to catch the Gulf Stream currents, but isn't sure she's ever actually succeeded.
The accounts of the storms she endures and survives will convince you never to try this at home! It's amazing.
As the book progresses, you learn more about Tori the person and what gave her such a competitive spirit.
After surviving the hurricane on the Atlantic in a wooden boat, she had to abandon this first quest. But this isn't the end of the story.
In 1999, she became the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
My back is much better. I was totally functional for more than half the day, but did spend some time on the heating pad, and I'm headed there again. No headache. I really think that was connected to the back pain. I edited, cleaned the kitchen, took a little walk (moving is better for the back).
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2 comments:
Lulu: "Our Dada says that's waaaaay more time than he would ever want to spend on a boat of any sort!"
Wow, rowing solo across the Atlantic. I can't even imagine.
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