Setting out around March 31, 2011, I will bid to row 5,000 nautical miles from Fremantle in Australia to the west coast of India, aiming to arrive at the Gate of India monument in Mumbai. This would round off the “Big Three” – Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans – making me the first woman in history to do so.

This will be my longest single row to date, and is estimated to take five to six months.

The Gateway of India in Mumbai

The route may seem surprising, and indeed the original intention was to aim for Zanzibar in Africa. However, given recent problems with pirates operating in the waters off the east coast of Africa, I decided after extensive consultation with my weatherman to aim for Mumbai instead.

The winds and currents are likely to help in this choice of route. Once in the Arabian Sea, the conditions will shift from the southeast to the southwest, allowing a long, looping arc to the west coast of India.

I have already raised a substantial sum through my recent speaking tour of the US, but I still need to raise at least another $20,000 to cover the costs of weather services, satellite phone communications, and logistics. In all, I will need $50,000 – or $10 for each nautical mile of the row.

Please sponsor a mile by clicking on the “Donate” button to the right of this page. All sponsors will be named and thanked on this website!

Thanks a million – or thanks 50,o00….

Roz