Roz Savage has left Honolulu, and has begun her historic solo row toward the South Pacific. As I reported earlier, many members of the local “Geek Corps” stepped up to support her mission, including rush development of the awesome “Roz Tracker.” For her launch at the Waikiki Yacht Club on Sunday, fellow geeks Ian Kitajima, [...]
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Roz Savage Needs Help to Stow Her Boat
January 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, People, Technology
Roz Savage, who hopes to set records and raise environmental awareness by rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean, is putting out a call for help. Her high tech rowboat, The Brocade, is in desperate need of shelter while it awaits Phase 2 of her voyage. “I urgently need to find covered storage for my boat [...]
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Roz Savage Rows to Hawaii
September 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Events, Technology, Video
Roz Savage Arrives in Hawaii from hawaii on Vimeo. After 99 days at sea, including an unlikely encounter with another unlikely vessel, solo rower Roz Savage arrived at Waikiki Yacht Harbor yesterday. Her historic ocean crossing was celebrated by a crowd of friends, supporters, and reporters… and, in fact, her return to dry land was [...]
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Two Ocean Expeditions are Hawaii-Bound
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments · People, Science, Technology
At this very moment, a pair of historic ocean expeditions are making their way across the Pacific toward Hawaii. Gulf war veteran Dr. Marcus Eriksen and former Hawaii businessman Joel Paschal are sailing to Hawaii from California on a piece of junk. Literally. Meanwhile, Roz Savage is 71 days into her trans-Pacific journey, also en [...]
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