Atlantic Rower
In November 2005 Roz Savage, a 38-year-old former management consultant, set out from the Canaries to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, alone and unsupported. She arrived to a rapturous welcome in Antigua on 13th March 2006, 103 days later.
Sir Steve Redgrave, British 5-times Olympic gold medal winner, wrote, ” This is an incredible adventure and something I would never even consider. Roz has spent an unbelievable 103 days in a 24 feet boat, on her own. I admire her stamina and her determination. To complete an endurance event of this enormity must have tested her resources to their limit.”
The ocean gradually stripped down the boat to bare essentials, with the stove, music system and navigation instruments failing. All four of her oars broke before the halfway point – two while rowing and two when her boat capsized in 20 foot waves. Determined not to surrender her unsupported status by calling for replacements, she patched them up and battled on despite recurring shoulder trouble. Her satellite phone failed on 17th February leaving Roz without weather information or human contact for the remaining four weeks of the row.
During her epic voyage Roz acquired a loyal following around the globe as internet users logged on to her inspiring, insightful and entertaining dispatches. They will now be eagerly awaiting her next adventure – ‘I’m looking at the Pacific. It will be tough, but I want to keep pushing my limits.’
Inspirational Speaker
With her background as a management consultant (Accenture) and investment banker (UBS) Roz is ideally qualified to take the life lessons learned on the Atlantic and relate them to the corporate world. Her philosophy of ongoing personal growth – How Great Can You Get? – will inspire her audiences to aspire, achieve and advance towards their own personal goals.
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