Final leg for ocean rower

Briton Roz Savage attempting to become first woman to row solo across the Pacific

British Ocean Rower Roz Savage has embarked on the final leg of her journey to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific ocean.

Leg one began in 2008 with a row from San Francisco to Hawaii. She returned in 2009, rowing to the island of Tarawa in the South Pacific. She is currently approaching Papua New Guinea and plans to end the crossing in Madang. She is due to finish in just over a week's time.

A latecomer to the life of adventure, Savage was previously a management consultant and project manager at an investment bank, before realising in her mid-30s that there was more to life than a steady income and a house in the suburbs.

In 2005, she became the first woman to ever compete solo in the 3,000-mile Atlantic Rowing Race, and the sixth woman to row solo across an ocean. In 2008 she became the first woman to row solo from California to Hawaii.

To follow Savage's progress, visit rozsavage.com

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