British rower Roz Savage is the first woman to cross the Pacific Ocean single-handed, completing her epic journey on board her vessel Brocade in three stages: San Francisco, California, USA, to Waikiki, Hawaii, USA, in 99 days from 25 May to 1 September 2008; Hawaii to Kiribati in 104 days from 24 May to 6 September 2009; Kiribati to Madang, Papua New Guinea, in 46 days from 18 April to 3 June 2010.