Canadian rower becomes first North American woman to cross Atlantic alone
Posted November 12, 2013 10:38 am.
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A Canadian rower says she has become the first North American woman to complete a solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
Montrealer Mylene Paquette announced on her website Tuesday that she reached a French island after a four-month voyage from Halifax.
Paquette rowed some 5,000 kilometres on a crossing that began July 6.
The 35-year-old is planning to reach mainland France later Tuesday in Lorient, where she will be greeted by family.
During the journey, Paquette reported that her 7.3-metre boat capsized twice during a storm that generated eight-metre waves.
She said her rowboat righted itself both times and she suffered minor rib injuries.
This is the second time Paquette has rowed across the Atlantic — the first journey was in 2010 as part of a six-person crew that travelled from Barbados to Morocco.
Click here for her Facebook page.
