The crew from OAR Northwest – (the picture above was taken in Tacoma a couple years back) – are well into their Atlantic crossing now, from Dakar, Senegal to Miami, Florida. It’s a voyage of superlatives, and will be the first row from Africa to North America once it’s completed. This is a group of rowers with strong ties to Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest, and I know there are many here locally who would join me in sending out best wishes for a safe and speedy crossing.
There are many things happening in this world at any given time… the internet allows us to follow along with quite a few of them. This one is in a class by itself, however.