new network April, 17, according to Singapore Lianhe Zaobao, 17, reported that Sarah Otten, the British female rowing master, will take the most difficult journey in Japan: sailing alone across the Pacific Ocean.
26 years old, in April 20th, he plans to start a 6.4 meter long boat named "Glif" from the city of 130 kilometers from Tokyo, sailing eastward to Vancouver, Canada, with a distance of 8334 kilometers.
this means that in the next 7 months, he will sleep in a narrow cabin, and will be able to survive with frozen dehydrated food and desalinated seawater. However, the ship will be equipped with solar global positioning system navigation system, there is also a built-in music player for her depression. She will also go on the Internet to write blogs and send photos. So far, hundreds of supporters have been encouraging her to leave messages on her blog.
oten, who set a world record for the India ocean alone in 2009, has so far traveled 17 thousand and 700 kilometers alone through various human transportation tools such as canoe, bicycles, canoeing, etc., through the continent and Central Asia.
otten, now in the great earthquake and tsunami in Japan, has witnessed the tranquil beauty and potential devastation of the ocean, and is clear about the challenge that we will face: "it is a little frightening to think of my own boat crossing the ocean alone. Out of the sea. "
, speaking of the original intention of the expedition, he says the reason that human driven long journey is exciting is because people will find themselves so close to nature. "I want to get to know the world I live in by this way," he said.