Sailor to Row Solo Across the Pacific

Tomorrow night (Thursday, January 12), the Corinthian Yacht Club Speaker Series will present 36-year-old British sailor Lia Ditton, who will talk about her upcoming attempt to row, solo and unsupported, the 5,000 miles from Japan to San Francisco, early next year. So far, only two people have successfully rowed solo across the North Pacific Ocean.

For her third Atlantic crossing in 2010, she swapped sails for oars to compete in the 3,000-mile Woodvale Challenge, called the ‘The Toughest Rowing Race on Earth’, from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, to Antigua in the Caribbean.

The upstairs bar at CYC in Tiburon will open at 6:15 and the talk will start at 7 p.m. It’s free and open to the public, but RSVP to (415) 435- 4771.

Ditton will train in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She is searching for a reliable boat, skipper and crew to support a series of three- to five-day mini-adventures outside the Golden Gate, starting in mid-January. Email [email protected] for more details.  Also see www.yorow.org and www.liaditton.co.uk.