4 000 miles of unpredictable ocean 500 Mars bars 124 days of physical exertion 3 Guinness World Records set 1 incredible journey. On 1 April 2009 twenty-three-year-old Sarah Outen embarked on an ambitious solo voyage across the Indian Ocean in her rowing boat Dippers. Powered by the grief of the sudden loss of her father & the determination to live life to the full Sarah & her tiny boat successfully negotiated wild ocean storms unexpected encounters with whales & the continuous threat of being capsized by passing container ships. Along the way she broke two oars & lost 20kg of bodyweight before arriving in Mauritius. She became the first woman & the youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean. Life-affirming funny & poignant Sarahs salty tale of courage & endurance will inspire the taste of adventure in everyone.