There were many days on the ocean – just about all of them, in fact – when I disappointed myself. … Read More
Be Your Own Best Friend
Author: Roz Savage
Making It Hard To Quit
One of the really great things about rowing across oceans is that it is logistically very difficult to quit. Once … Read More
Authoring Your Own Life
I took my first adventure – a 3-month trip to Peru – when I was 34 years old, and I … Read More
Seeing The Bigger Picture
On my way across the Pacific from San Francisco to Papua New Guinea I had to cross the Equator, which … Read More
Getting Honest About What’s Going On
I was determined, when I set out on the Atlantic, not to be one of those whingeing explorers who bangs … Read More
Be True To Your Own Definition Of Success
I hadn’t really wanted to be in the Atlantic Rowing Race. But I fell in love with a particular boat … Read More
Self-Righting Boats – And People
My ocean rowing boat was more than just a way to get across an ocean. For months at a time, … Read More
Perfectly Imperfect
When I set out across the Atlantic, I had a naïve vision that it would be a wonderful, serene, meditative … Read More
Be Grateful For The Good Stuff – And It’s ALL Good
No matter how tired I was at the end of a 12-hour rowing day on the ocean, I always posted … Read More