Julie Wafaei
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Julie Wafaei is a Canadian Rower and cyclist.
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
to circumnavigate the Northern hemisphere
entirely by human power. She accompanied Angus for half of the expedition, in a bid to promote self propulsion
as a fun and healthy means of travel. http://www.angusadventures.comhttp://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, Rowboat in a Hurricane, detailing her exploits.
Wafaei is the first woman to row the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
from mainland to mainland. Her Atlantic row was part of an expedition with her fiance Colin Angus
Colin Angus (explorer)
Colin Angus is a Canadian author and adventurer who is the first person to make a self-propelled global circumnavigation. Due to varying definitions of the term "circumnavigation," debate has arisen as to whether or not the route travelled fulfilled the strictest criteria...
to circumnavigate the Northern hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
entirely by human power. She accompanied Angus for half of the expedition, in a bid to promote self propulsion
Vehicle propulsion
Vehicle propulsion refers to the act of moving an artificial carrier of people or goods over any distance. The power plant used to drive the vehicles can vary widely. Originally, humans or animals would have provided the propulsion system, later being supplemented by wind power...
as a fun and healthy means of travel. http://www.angusadventures.comhttp://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
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
and writing a book, Rowboat in a Hurricane, detailing her exploits.