Grand Canyon rafting guide becomes first American woman to row solo across Pacific in record-breaking fashion

Grand Canyon rafting guide Kelsey Pfendler completed a record-breaking solo row across the Pacific Ocean on Friday, arriving in Hawaii after a more than 2,400-mile journey from California. Pfendler arrived at Honolulu Harbor aboard her 21-foot boat, Lily, after rowing alone for just under 44 days. Hundreds of supporters gathered to cheer her arrival after nearly a month and a half at sea. She launched from Monterey, California , in May with the goal of becoming the first American woman, the youn