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Row, Row, Row Your Boat — And Keep Rowing Another 2,400 Miles

KAZU | By Krista Almanzan

Published June 9, 2014 at 3:06 PM CDT

More people have summited Mount Everest than have rowed boats across the Pacific Ocean. Now, a new competition is trying to change that. The Great Pacific Race is the first ever ocean rowing event to cross the Pacific. Krista Almanzan of of member station KAZU reports that the inaugural race is set to kick off — as some 2,400 miles stretch before the competitors.

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Krista Almanzan

Krista joined KAZU in 2007. She is an award winning journalist with more than a decade of broadcast experience. Her stories have won regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and honors from the Northern California Radio and Television News Directors Association. Prior to working at KAZU, Krista reported in Sacramento for Capital Public Radio and at television stations in Iowa. Like KAZU listeners, Krista appreciates the in-depth, long form stories that are unique to public radio. She's pleased to continue that tradition in the Monterey Bay Area.

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