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LOSING SIGHT OF SHORE follows the extraordinary journey of four brave women known as the Coxless Crew that set out to row the Pacific Ocean from America to Australia unsupported.
Director: Sarah Moshman
Share this film! Give others the chance to be inspired to go the distance!
Find your “Pacific” and make plans to cross it. We all have challenges to overcome and goals we want to achieve. Identify yours, start your journey, and share your experience with #MyPacific and #WeLoveDocs.
Team Up! Find partners and collaborators who share your passion toward a common amibition. The best teammates are often ones whose strengths and skills compliment your own, and the greatest achievements are often made together.
Participate in sports charity events, such as those put on by the Coxless Crew’s official charity Breast Cancer Care, as a way to help raise funds for extraordinary causes in your community.
Donate to Walking With The Wounded, another of Coxless Crew’s official charities, which funds the re-training and re-education of our servicemen and women.
“What does it mean to be an empowered woman in America today? What does gender equality look and feel like? Sarah captured and tells the stories of heroic women that answer those questions and more. ”
Visit the Coxless Crew website for information about the crew, the rout, the training, how to donate and much more!
“A whole generation of Brits grew up watching our rowers dominate the Olympics, with Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent leading the medal tallies. Whether you wish to emulate the success of the GB rowing team, or just burn a few calories out, rowing is an easy to enjoy sport for all.”
Find out more on BBC Sport.
“This short video gives an insight into why we’re driven to row the Pacific next year. It highlights some of the motivations we draw from those women who have fought to overcome adversity.”
Watch the video by the Coxless Crew on Vimeo!
“Documentary filmmaker, Sarah Moshman, on capturing the epic journey of a record-breaking team of women crossing the Pacific”
Read the article on Womanthology!
“‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ is one way to say it. Or, as one sports psychologist put it, mental toughness is ‘the ability to consistently perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of competitive circumstances.'”
Continue reading on Greatist.
