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

From: Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:28:56 -0800
There must be easier ways to achieve madness than rowing a boat across the
ocean. For example, you
could just work for the Post Office.

Brad


On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote:

> 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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