Rowboat in a Hurricane: My Amazing Journey Across a Changing Atlantic Ocean

by Julie Angus

Book Overview

In 2005-06, Julie Angus, with her fianc Colin, rowed 10,000 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first woman in the world to travel from mainland to mainland in a rowboat. The 145-day... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553653378
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended

A great story, and an interesting counterpoint and companion to Colin's "Beyond the Horizon", kind of like Don Starkell's "Paddle to the Arctic" and Victoria Jason's "Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak" (except that here the protagonists actually like each other a lot) ... :-) Godo, author, "The Carbon Charter"

Not your average travelogue

Julie writes about her decision to become the first woman to rowe across the Atlantic ocean, the preparations involved and her choice of a rowing partner, who ultimately ends up being her adventurer fiance. The thoroughly researched information about the ocean's flora and fauna and their run ins with various creatures along the way is most interesting. Julie's brisk style made me read this book from cover to cover almost without stopping, and I would have loved to read on about the next step of their journey, the cycling from Costa Rica to Vancouver. I appreciated her honesty about the hardships of life on a rowboat, and the doubts and fears she encountered along the journey.

Spirited adventure story

I read lots of global travel/adventure stories and this one rates very high! Julie's writing is very fluid and captivates from the opening pages. She expertly weaves the story of how she quit her secure day job to set out on an expedition with her fiance - in a tiny rowboat, battling hurricanes as they pull on oars and slowly make their way across the Atlantic ocean. I especially liked the descriptions of what it felt like to be alone on the seas, surrounded by the beauty of nature and marine life, and her observant descriptions of how the oceans are being influenced by climate change.