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Inspiration
She also cited the inspiration of pioneering Tayside woman Victoria Drummond, the UK’s first woman marine engineer.
“I started a cadetship with full sponsorship from Lloyds of London, now Maritime London, directly from sixth year at Webster’s High School,” said Fiona.
“My first trip was on the Teignbank, a general cargo vessel which traded on an 80-day trip round the world.
“I joined the vessel in Le Havre and sailed across to the Panama Canal, down to Tahiti.
“We had port calls in New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, various ports in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, and back to Europe via the Suez Canal.
Expedition leader Leven Brown outlined how an international team of 15 rowers would be attempting to navigate the entire length of the Northwest Passage – a feat he dubbed ‘The Last Great First’ - in entirely self-sufficient mode, without any back-up vessels or aerial assistance.
Three custom-designed craft will carry all the expedition’s equipment and supplies without touching land, documenting the trip and measuring ice conditions and ocean pollution they encounter in order to assist with environmental research. Talks are underway with the BBC, Netflix and Discovery Channel for broadcast rights.
Historically, numerous attempts to navigate the Northwest Passage have ended in failure, notably Sir John Franklin’s expedition with two ships in 1845 where all 134 lives were lost. Leven acknowledged that the trip today still held dangers, including possible attacks by polar and grizzly bears, with navigation by small craft only made possible by the effects of climate change.