Kelsey Pfendler was on course to reach Honolulu on July 4 after rowing solo from Monterey, California across roughly 2,400 miles of open Pacific, a crossing that would make her the first American woman to complete the route under oar.
She left May 21. By July 3 she had covered more than 2,200 nautical miles. Her estimated arrival at Ala Wai Harbor was July 4.
Pfendler, 31, rowed without a crew. Flack Broadcasting reported she was on track to break the women's solo record for the route, held at 86 days by Lia Ditton.
She is from Lee, New York.
Kelsey Pfendler Rows Solo from Monterey to Hawaii as First American Woman
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