https://freerepublic.com/tag/kelseypfendler/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2026 23:35:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4386693/posts 🇺🇸 Using Starlink, American Kelsey Pfendler Broke 4 Records Rowing Solo from California to Hawaii 🇺🇸 On America’s 250th birthday, Kelsey Pfendler, an American woman and Grand Canyon raft guide, turned an audacious dream into history. During training, she was already doing “homework for my Starlink,” preparing the American-made satellite internet system that would keep her connected while rowing 2,400 miles solo and unsupported from Monterey, California to Oahu, Hawaii. On May 21, 2026, she launched alone in her 24-foot boat Lily. Forty-three days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes later (in the early hours of July 4, 2026) she crossed... X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4386693/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2026 23:35:42 GMT