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08 February 2009

Holy Sh--!! 56-year-old becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic

post by: desjardins at: 13:16 | 12 comments

Yah thanks for making me feel like the laziest person on earth, lady. I can't even get to the gym and I'm not 56.

posted by dabitch 08 February | 13:41

Figge woke most days around 7 a.m., eating pasta and baked potatoes while she and the crew assessed the weather. Her longest stint in the water was about eight hours

I, meanwhile, am happy to sit on my fat lazy ares and call her a cheat. Cheat!

posted by cillit bang 08 February | 14:18

my fat lazy ares

you have a fat lazy Greek god of war?

posted by jonmc 08 February | 14:46

That woman is my hero. Awesome achievement.

posted by middleclasstool 08 February | 15:07

wow, i'm not religous or anything and very few things bring me to exclaim this but wow, god bless that woman! go hot pants go!

posted by eatdonuts 08 February | 15:12

I'm impressed.

I am good at the starch-eating part, not as good at swimming across the Atlantic.

Impressed that they're using a sailboat. Wonder about the boat specs.

posted by Miko 08 February | 16:15

...50-foot catamaran, aptly named Carried Away, is being customized for its maiden trans-Atlantic journey. The sailboat will be motoring much of the way, so 700 extra gallons of fuel will be on board. Ray also helped construct the 20-by-13-foot shark cage that Figge will swim in. Miami Herald story

There's some pics of the setup on Figge's facebook page.

posted by jamaro 08 February | 16:50

Thanks, but I mean deck plan, rig, make, staffing plan, etc. Can't find that boat-geek stuff - wish they had a real website!

posted by Miko 08 February | 17:19

Yah thanks for making me feel like the laziest person on earth, lady. I can't even get to the gym and I'm not 56.

Don't worry about it, dabitch. Do what I do and assume people that do this sort of thing have OCD.

posted by goshling 08 February | 18:22

Some days I sit at my table sewing for like half an hour and then walk away, thinking "Okay, that's it -- I've accomplished enough for today."

Sigh.

posted by loiseau 08 February | 18:57

I'm sure everyone here can do something that others might only dream of doing.

posted by Hugh Janus 08 February | 20:09

Don't worry about it, dabitch. Do what I do and assume people that do this sort of thing have OCD.

Dude, she's from Colorado. Those people take "health nut" to the next level and beyond.

posted by Eideteker 09 February | 11:09

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