She quit her corporate job, spent her life savings on a rowboat, and headed alone into 3,000 miles of open ocean.
Trailer for “Rowing the Atlantic”
You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up
- Roz Savage left a stable 11-year career as a management consultant and invested her life savings into an ocean rowboat.
- She set out to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean completely alone.
- She battled waves and weather, plus isolation, fear, and long stretches with nobody around if something goes wrong.
Watch “Rowing the Atlantic”
You can watch “Rowing the Atlantic” free on YouTube here.
Ratings:
- My Rating: 95/100
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: not rated
- IMDb: not rated
Director’s Note: J.B. Benna directed this 25-minute doc short. He keeps the film tight and simple, which works well here.
Release Date: 2009
Other Unique Stuff
- The doc frames the journey as a mental battle first—long stretches of isolation and self-doubt matter just as much as the physical rowing.
- It doubles as a life-reset story—Roz is crossing an ocean, shedding a corporate identity, and rebuilding herself mid-journey.
Wrap Up:
I loved “Rowing the Atlantic” because it shows how a regular person can take on something extreme. If you like endurance stories or solo adventures, this one is worth your time.
Thanks for reading!
Heather Fenty, Guest Writer, Daily Doc