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SARAH OUTEN OBE.

“SARAH MANAGED TO WEAVE OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES INTO HER PRESENTATION AND THEREFORE MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CHALLENGES SHE FACED AND THOSE THAT OUR PEOPLE MAY FACE WITHIN OUR BUSINESS.” David Yiend Chief Executive, AB Agri

In August 2009, Sarah Outen became the first woman and youngest person in the world to row solo across the Indian Ocean. In just 124 days, Sarah rowed 4000 miles from Australia to Mauritius, becoming only the 8th woman ever to have rowed solo on the high seas.

Sarah decided to attempt her Indian Ocean adventure despite having absolutely no experience of ocean- rowing and no funds to back her expedition. She began masterminding the entire expedition whilst in her final year at Oxford, drawing a team around her, raising capital, driving the media campaign and even building the boat.

Sarah earned three Guiness World Records and was awarded an MBE in recognition of her Indian Ocean row.

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In 2011, Sarah embarked on her second expedition: London2London: Via the World. The most difficult and dangerous expedition ever undertaken by a woman, Sarah is attempting a record-breaking 20,000 mile 2 and a half year adventure around the entire globe, rowing the North Pacific and Atlantic Oceans solo, as well as cycling across three continents.

Sarah will be available for bookings from 2013. In the meantime you can follow her expedition on the news section of our website.