Rowing for my life: A Record Breaking Tale of Endurance
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Rowing for my life: A Record Breaking Tale of Endurance
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About this listen
Kathleen Saville was barely out of college when she rowed her first ocean - earning a world record along the way. What began as a wildly ambitious plan between two newlyweds became a test of resilience, navigation and marriage itself.
In this episode, Kathleen recounts building Excalibur by hand, rowing 3,600 miles across the Atlantic, and later attempting a 10,000-mile Pacific crossing, during which her husband was swept overboard and their sextant lost to the sea. Guided only by the stars and their own resolve, they kept rowing.
But this is more than a survival story. It’s a meditation on partnership, problem-solving, ego, humility, and what it really means to live a life less ordinary. Is adventure about conquering the ocean? Or learning how to get along with it?
The Art of Adventure is brought to you by Arthur Beale, outfitters to sailors, adventurers and explorers for nearly 500 years. Find out more at arthurbeale.co.uk.
You can order Kathleen’s Book, Rowing For Your Life, online.