 Brocade (www.rozrowsthebrocade.com)I am honoured to have Brocade as my Title Sponsor. Brocade is doing its part to protect our environment, reducing the power consumed by designing some of the most power-efficient networking solutions in the tech industry. Contributed $100,000 in 2007. |
 Shaklee (www.shaklee.com)Shaklee Corporation is the number one natural nutrition company in the United States and the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral(tm) Certification. |
 Blue Planet Foundation (www.blueplanetfoundation.org)Blue Planet Foundation is a Hawaii-based organization that seeks to change the world’s energy culture, to raise global awareness in order to develop and adopt practical programs to implement clean, efficient, and renewable energy and to create a global response to the increasingly urgent climate crisis. |
 Archinoetics (www.archinoetics.com)Archinoetics is an award-winning industry leader in multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific research and development. They advance technologies that enhance human capabilities by fusing humans with computing, neuroscience, engineering, and physics. Archinoetics developed the RozTracker, and Roz will be wearing a SleepBand (made by Archinoetics’ subsidiary company, Fatigue Science) to evaluate her sleeping patterns while at sea. |
 Project Niu (www.projectniu.org)Project Niu is a NOAA-sponsored educational program developed by Archinoetics LLC, that provides K-12 students and teachers with hands-on, project-based experiences with satellite technologies used in remotely monitoring the ocean. Through deploying a GPS-tracked ocean drifter called “Niu” (Hawaiian for “coconut”), students develop personal understandings of ocean currents as they monitor the device’s location and sensor data throughout the school year. Because the Niu floats like plastic marine debris, it demonstrates to students that their actions, such as leaving trash on a beach, can have global environmental consequences. Roz will be deploying a Niu from her boat as she crosses the equator. |
 Panasonic (www.panasonic.com)Panasonic has expanded the boundaries of wireless communications technology through a portfolio ranging from fully rugged, industrial strength computers and tablet PCs to business-rugged thin-and-light and ultra-portable computers. Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers are known for having the lowest failure rates in the industry. Government, industrial and commercial users—from Fortune 1,000 companies to small businesses to ocean rowers—rely on solutions from Panasonic, wherever their work takes them. Provided one fully-rugged Panasonic Toughbook 19. |
 Google (earth.google.com)Google has provided financial support and is featuring Roz’s row in the Expeditions layer of Google Earth. |
Aquapac (www.aquapac.net) Aquapac makes 100% waterproof bags and cases for outdoor-active people. Their products sell in more than 50 countries and are relied upon by watersports enthusiasts and professional users worldwide. Roz Savage is the Aquapac Outdoor Champion for 2010, and uses Aquapac cases throughout her boat to protect her electronics and other valuables. |
 DaKine (www.dakine.com)DaKine has donated luggage and apparel. |
 Versatraction (www.versatraction.com)Versatraction has fitted boat with nonslip adhesive covering for hatches |
 Weatherguy.com (www.weatherguy.com)Rick Shema is providing daily forecasting services and route recommendations for all three stages of my Pacific crossing. |
 Wilderness Family Naturals (www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com)We provide uncontaminated nutrient dense, high ORAC value products, like our Raw, Soaked and Dehydrated Nuts and Seeds, Raw, Nut Butters, Raw Trail Mix, Raw Nori Sheets, Raw Chocolate Syrup and Coconut Milk powder. For your cleaning needs we now have our Green-N-Clean products featured on this trip with Roz Savage. |
 Larabars (www.larabar.com)Simple, pure and delicious, no LaraBar contains more than 6 ingredients. Donated 450 LaraBars. |
 Solara (www.solaradata.com)Solara has created the first portable interactive 2-way satellite tracking device in the world. The Field Tracker 2000 provides text communications and GPS locations of personnel anywhere on earth through the Iridium Satellite network, for maximum safety and reliability. |
 Powerflare (www.powerflare.com)Powerflare provided safety light products. |
 Audible.co.uk (www.audible.co.uk)Audbile.co.uk donated 100 audiobook credits. |
 Audible.com (www.audible.com)Audible.com donated $500 audiobook credits. |
 Go Pro Cameras (www.goprocamera.com)Go Pro Cameras donated 3 waterproof, wearable cameras with accessories. |
 Remote Satellite Systems (www.remotesatellite.com)Remote Satellite Systems kindly offered a substantial discount on satphone accessories and airtime. |
 Winslow Liferafts (www.winslowliferaft.com)Winslow Liferafts I may be trusting them with my life. Provided one discounted liferaft specially packed to fit on board a very small ocean rowboat. |
 Bottomsiders Cockpit Cushions (www.bottomsiders.com)Bottomsiders cockpit cushions thanks to Bottomsiders for taking the side of my bottom – which along with shoulders and hands are the most abused parts of an ocean rower’s body. Donation of cushions for rowing seat, cockpit and cabin. |
 Sollight (www.sollight.com)Sollight creative solar solutions for the outdoors. Donated Lightcap water bottles and Raillights. |
 Shockles (www.shockles.com)Shockles innovative marine products for securing cargo and eliminating shockloads. Donated shockstraps. |
 Sterling Knife Sharpeners (www.sterlingsharpener.com)Sterling Knife Sharpeners: the smallest, lightest, most efficient knife sharpeners. |
 Kakadu Golf Gloves (www.kakadugolfglove.com)Kakadu Golf Gloves: hand protection for rowers of all persuasions. Donated six pairs of gloves. |
 First Ascent (www.eddiebauer.com)First Ascent supplier of MSR Packtowl Ultralite. |
 WISYNOIL (www.wisynoil.com)Wisynoil donated one can of Amsoil Heavy Duty Metal Protector. |
 Fusion Electronics (www.fusioncaraudio.com)Fusion Electronics donated one stereo system with speakers. |
 West Marine (www.westmarine.com)West Marine donated extra set of speakers. |
 Pacific Shipyards International (www.pacificshipyards.com)Pacific Shipyards International provided dry dock and services in Honolulu. |
 BioCare is the science-based supplier of nutritional supplements, founded by scientists and naturopathic practitioners with many years experience in the field of science and nutrition. Supplied Roz with Jointguard, One a Day Plus, Mineral Complex and Calcium EAP2. |
| Thank you also to the following individuals and organizations for their invaluable support:
Ian Tuller |
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Glad to hear you bend your own rules every once in a while. Bling is good. Especially if it all fits on a wrist.
I’m getting excited about your visit to Asheville in early September. Hooray!
Laurey in Asheville
Greetings Roz,
So good to read you are relaxing and enjoying new parts and friends of the world. Can you post a schedule for all to see , for your next couple months? Details , like how long in some cities, etc…
Thanks and good travels,
bill
omg! I just had to look up wikipedia definition of “deity” and the shoe fits
right on sister ~
Jay Gosuico
Campaigning on land, sea and air! Well done, Roz.
Now about caving with your sister a year or two ago – I don’t remember any banners then. Next time perhaps!
John
Hi Roz,
Nice to see you on your blog, it’s been a while and I (we’ve) missed you. It sounds like you are having a great time and getting to see lots of new things and meet new people. Keep the blog’s coming we really like them.
Hi Roz! It has been several months since I received it, but thank you so much for giving Scott one of your books for me. I am now just getting around to reading it and I just finished chapter 6. What a GREAT book and you are a terrific writer! It is one of those books that you read far past your bedtime because you just can’t put it down. Thank you for taking the time and risk in putting your true thoughts on paper for the whole world to read.
Thanks for being you!
‘Have faith, expect miracles’
Cheryl
You’re very welcome, Cheryl.
Funnily enough, I was thinking of you just the other day. All my jewellery was stolen while I was in PNG, apart from the bracelet you gave me with those words on it.
I was sad about the rest, but glad to still have the words of inspiration!
Things to avoid while boating #27:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100721/od_yblog_upshot/beware-of-jumping-whales-when-sailing-off-the-coast-of-south-africa
Does anyone know where I can find free on-line grant applications?
Sweet, Roz! Not sure if I am having one of Jan’s “old man” moments or one of Joan’s “dusty eye” moments, but I sure am proud of you ;-D
Hello Roz. Way to fly. Like Doug, extremely pleased to see you still burning tons of calories while letting mine turn to flab as I sit at my desk. 19 more months and the lock on the chain to my desk will fall off and set me free. 90 minutes of focused exercise each day is never enough, but my critiques on political waste, environmental abuse, and destruction of habitats does contribute to some positive results.
You stared with knee-shaking determination! Maybe the knees still shake sometimes, but the purpose served is well worth the energy burned. Waiting for the day you ride the star you’re reaching for, reaching for…
Ron
“It also heralded my move from environmental campaigning at the high-level/conceptual level into activism at the specific, local level.”
I hope this is not a permanent move, Roz. You strength hitherto has been your ability to attract followers to the cause by your publicly brave and unusual tendency to row around in risky oceans. Becoming just another activist will reduce your impact. Join in “activism” by all means, but never lose sight of your importance as a leader and publicist of the movement. You are famous for being who you are, and that is too valuable to risk losing.
John
Roz, agree with John on this one. Don’t become just another activist doing “stunty” stuff. I personally have no problem with it, and was about to post it to my facebook page. But I hesitated for some reason. When I scrolled further I saw that John put into words what my hesitation was. Although the cause is worthy, we do not want you to be dismissed as one of the “loony fringe environmentalists”. Your fans would never think that, but there are media outlets that would have a field day lumping you with what they call the nut jobs. Bummer.
Remember, for those coastal rowing championships…
It’s Istanbul, NOT Constantinople
Connor P
It sounds like you will be busy! Good for you!
I finally got down and obtained samples of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico: the beaches are cleaned continually and there was no oil in the water at Grand Isle or the Port of Fourchon. This is good news for Louisiana! Police are keeping people off of the beaches though.
Hi Roz,
Good to receive updates from you at any point in time.
Any nibbles for speaking engagements in Western Canada?
Norm
“I was fed up with the corporate hi-life; having the proper car and going to the posh places.” (or something like that) How different from these days where we are presenting at the Tiki Tacki resort where we’ll be the guest of Prince Political. Then off to VietNam, a kingdom of plastic where they will serve you a nice fresh fish. You can tell that it’s fresh because they don’t boil the head leaving the the gils and mouth operational while the diners pluck the flesh with chop sticks. Mmmm Yummy. Now when someone speaks of a Rim it would normal to assume a hole in the middle and in the case of the Pacific Rim we find the charming Philippines. Great place to get a tattoo. They have beautiful coral and reef fishes both of which are for sale. You will have a big job convincing those Ecco thugs anything. Roz, I really care about you and I believe you are sincere. I just hope you will see the people at large and not be captured by the first class syndrome because you are heading for the corner of the world where fooling the white person is a matter of pride. Take it easy.
The Roz itinerary is a brilliant idea. This really helps us keep track you. Thanks! (Can’t wait to hear the details of your speaking engagements.)
Norm – I will be in Vancouver for at least one event. Please check back in on this blog at the start of September for details.
Texino – oh purleeese. I thought you would know me better by now. If I boycotted every country in the world that indulged in eco-unfriendly practices, I would be doomed to spend the rest of my days confined to my rowboat in the middle of the ocean. How can I try to change the world if I refuse to engage with most of it?
you rock!
Fascinating! Maybe we can do a 250cc scooter tour of Atlanta when you’re here. It’s a good TukTuk substitute, except no nice canopy shade.
Joan
Congrats on your Mount Kinabalu climb. I just recently summited Mount Rainier of the cascade mountain range. The feeling of standing on a summit of such mountains in incomparable. Keep up the good work with 350.org. I attended a rally the organized in Salt Lake City, Utah last year.. They are good people with the right vision of the future.
I visited Phnom Penh in April 1999. Amazing vibrant city full of beautiful people.. Also visited the Tuol Sleng and wept at the site of what I saw there… You should visit Angkor Wat if you haven’t already done so.
Wishing you all the best on your travels Roz. : )
Roz, nice rugged boots. Look very similar to my low tops. Keen!
Aren’t yours the winter model? Are they a bit hot in those climes?
And the ginormous watch! Please remind us the make and model
I don’t agree with John and Susie, I think this stunty stuff is really great, and it looks like a lot of fun too, and I think it fits in with Roz’s image/message just fine! Who cares what other people think, if they label her as nutty activist. I think we’re all nuts using coal and oil energy knowing that we’re killing the planet, animals, and ourselves. Keep it up Roz, this is great!
jury duty…but vicariously in south east asia compliments of wifi and Roz Savage… how simple some days can be saved
Something amusing I forgot to mention: the two main brands of beer in Cambodia are Angkor and Anchor. Try pronouncing them out loud. Yup, they sound the same. So to avoid confusion, Angkor is pronounced Ang-kor and Anchor is pronounced An-chor.
Got it?!
Hi Dave – hope you enjoy the photos I have just uploaded to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rozsavage/sets/72157624589975382/
Thanks, Birdie. Fear not, I will be continue to follow my instincts as to what is or isn’t right to help the cause. We need to raise awareness any which way we can. Different methods will reach different people.
nice 2 meet u at FCC, check out my Cambodia Travels Gallery:
http://gallery.me.com/bartmarcy/100008
The boots are indeed my beloved Keens. But the watch isn’t mine – it’s Nick’s. Don’t know what it is.
My watch, though, is highly recommended. Casio G-Shock Pathfinder. Solar powered, with compass, altimeter (useful on mountains) and barometer (useful for doing NASA S’COOL data recording!). Very kindly bought for me by a fan when I lost my previous Pathfinder overboard when the strap broke. I love it!
It’s interesting to know how to pronounce them, but more helpful if you could describe how they taste. You never know, I just might get stuck there one day and such vital information could make all the difference!
Oh, and thank you for the pictures, Roz – excellent as usual.
John
roz—cambodia is one of my favs!!! Sounds like a great time yet depressing with the killing fields and past history…but a great people. I loved Ankor Wat too. if you need any tips about the area drop me a line.
cheers
norm
John – what on earth makes you think I tried them?!
I had one Anchor. Fizzy. Didn’t try Angkor – so you’ll have to live dangerously and try it yourself if you ever find yourself in PP.
My wife and I did a similar trip last year a d loved it. Thanks for sharing
You have us all in AWE!!!!!
Can’t wait to see you here in Asheville.
Good news, everyone:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews_excl/ynews_excl_sc3270
Roz,
In your fund raising box at top of page, you say you need money for your final Pacific voyage. I thought you had already made that voyage, and are now off to conquer the Indian Ocean. Please let me know if I am a little mixed up. Thank you…much love….much good fortune.
Dully