- Julie Wafaei
Julie Wafaei (born
1974 ) is aCanadian Rower andcyclist .Wafaei is the first woman to row the
Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland. Her Atlantic row was part of an expedition with her fiance Colin Angus tocircumnavigate theNorthern hemisphere entirely by human power. She accompanied Angus for half of the expedition, in a bid to promoteself propulsion as a fun and healthy means of travel. [http://www.angusadventures.com] [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/best-of-adventure-2007/achievements/colin-angus-julie-wafaei.html]For her achievement Wafaei and Angus jointly received the Adventurer of the Year Award from National Geographic Adventure. Julie is currently co-producing a documentary and writing a book, [http://www.angusadventures.com/newbooks.html Rowboat in a Hurricane] , detailing her exploits.
External links
* [http://www.angusadventures.com/ Angus Adventures Website]
* [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/best-of-adventure-2007/achievements/colin-angus-julie-wafaei.html National Geographic Adventure - Adventurers of the Year Award 2006]
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