| Porthole 11 Apr 23

AFTER 237 days at sea, Australia’s Michelle Lee has become the first woman to row the Pacific Ocean solo, unassisted, and without stopping.

The Sydney woman was greeted by cheering friends and supporters as she rowed into Port Douglas in Far North Queensland on Wed morning, marking the end of a 14,000-kilometre journey.

She crossed the paths of four cyclones and five hurricanes on her epic journey from Ensenada on the west coast of Mexico, with the marine life of the Pacific and a satellite phone for company.

Lee was at one point even attacked (but unharmed) by a baby shark in her 8×2 boat Australian Maid, when it jumped up onto the deck.