Sonya Baumstein poses with the 7.01m-long carbon and kevlar solo rowboat that she'll be using to complete her solo journey across the Pacific Ocean, from Choshi Marina to San Francisco. If she finishes the challenge, she will become the first woman, and third person, to successfully make the voyage. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Cull
Sonya Baumstein poses with the 7.01m-long carbon and kevlar solo rowboat that she'll be using to complete her solo journey across the Pacific Ocean, from Choshi Marina to San Francisco. If she finishes the challenge, she will become the first woman – and third person, overall – to successfully make the voyage. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Cull
JUNE 16 UPDATE: An American woman has ended her attempt to become the first female to cross the Pacific Ocean by herself in a rowboat after running into rough weather and a piece of steering equipment failed off the coast of Japan, her team said on Sunday.
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