Re: [Paddlewise] John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74 - NYTimes.com

From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:45:40 -0800
Seems he learned on his first trip the most essential thing to bring on 
his next trip was a woman!

Mark

On 2/21/2012 1:51 AM, Jackie Myers wrote:

In 1969, after six months alone on the Atlantic battling storms,
sharks and encroaching madness, John Fairfax, who died this month at
74, became the first lone oarsman in recorded history to traverse any
ocean.



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/john-fairfax-who-rowed-across-oceans-dies-at-74.html?_r=3&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065
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