Rowing-British female rowers start second attempt at Pacific Ocean crossing

East Yorkshire woman to reattempt Pacific Ocean rowing challenge after rescue

Miriam Payne, from East Yorkshire, and Jess Rowe, 28, from Hampshire, set off on the epic quest from Peru to Australia on April 8 but the rudder broke on their boat days into the journey

Rowing-British female rowers start second attempt at Pacific Ocean crossing

Two British women resume their audacious bid to row 8,000 miles non-stop across the Pacific Ocean on Monday, after a dramatic mid-sea rescue and an international scramble to repair their damaged vessel.Miriam Payne, 25, and Jess Rowe, 28, are hoping to be the first female duo to row across the Pacific unsuppo

Two Britishs returned on this Tuesday (5) the audacious attempt to end 12.9 miles without stopping by the Pacific Ocean, after a dramatic rescue on the high seas. Miriam Payne (25) and Jess Rowe (28) hoped to become the first two women to pass through the Pacific without support. They were forced to abort the first attempt when their nine-metre ship's anchor, the Velocity, broke 350 miles from Peru's coast last month, leaving them to the result.