Naked Rowing

Here is a story that caught my attention today in the news.  An Irishman, Keith Whelan, is rowing from Australia to Mauritius naked.  Keith wanted to be the youngest Irishman to complete this trip but while out at sea he ran into a rather riotous storm which caused him to bang his head on a bolt inside his sleeping compartment.  The injury required a Japanese Cargo ship to reroute and rescue him.

But I know that is not why you are reading this story, you want to know about the naked part.  Keith is rowing naked because he thinks that while at sea his clothes will accumulate salt and cause some serious chaffing.  So my question is which would be worse the chaffing or the sunburn?  I leave the answer up to you.

If you would like to read about more details you can read The Austrailian.

Rowing the Ocean Blue

Checking in with Roz Savage as she Rows across the Indian Ocean.  Roz is learning new ways to cook and eat her meals aboard ship.  On May 9th Roz lost 11 miles of distance bringing her moral down a little.  The wind is blowing a thunder and lightning storm crossed making life for her rather uncomfortable.  You can read about her cooking tips which not only apply to the open ocean but also around the campsite.   Check it out at Roz Savage's Blog.

Woman Rows the Oceans Solo

Roz Savage is a 40 something woman who has made it her life's pursuit to row the various oceans of the world.  She has already rowed the 3000 miles across the Atlantic and is currently rowing across the Indian Ocean from Fremantle, Australia to Mumbai (Bombay), India.  On day's when she takes breaks from row due to weather and/or ocean currents she likes to read books, like "The Wave", about monster waves, and "The Devil's Teeth" about the Farallon Islands and great white sharks.  Definitely not subjects I would want to read about while in the middle of the ocean.  You can keep up with Roz on her blog rozsavage.com.  Just a note here Roz is out to make an environmental statement about the worlds oceans and that is part of her adventure.