Transatlantic oarswoman Dr Karen Weekes, who is the first Irish female to row solo across an ocean, will talk about her experiences in An Spidéal, Co Galway, this Friday (Feb 13).
The performance psychologist and endurance adventurer is guest speaker for the Cumann Seoltóireachta an Spidéil (CSS) winter talk series, with donations to the RNLI.
Dr Weekes, from Kinvara, Co Galway, specialises in effective techniques for coping in high-pressure environments.
She has tested these coping tools through her own endurance expeditions, which include rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean and cycling across numerous continents.
When she set out from Gran Canaria on December 6th, 2021, she spent 80 days rowing at sea, crossing 3,000 miles of ocean in her 25ft vessel, Millie, named after her mother.
She survived relentless storms, hallucinations, shark encounters, crushing exhaustion and eighty days of solitude, which, she says, “rewired her understanding of human resilience”.
Her newly published book, Turbulent Waters : Coping in Extremes, is “raw, unfiltered and unflinchingly honest” in her own words.
She will sign copies of her book after the CSS talk on Friday, which takes place in An Comhlacht Forbartha, An Ceardlann, An Spidéil, H91 XFE8 at 19.45.
Admission for adults is 5 euros, children are free, and donations to the RNLI are at the door. Space will be limited, so arrive early!
