NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN – (August 11, 1998) – Fifty-eight days into her solo attempt to row the Atlantic Ocean, Tori Murden has reached the half-way point of her 3,150 nautical mile journey.

Since departing Oregon Inlet, N.C. on June 14, Murden has rowed 1,901 nautical miles – 1,578 of which have brought her closer to her target landfall of Brest, France. She has 1,572 nautical miles remaining to row. If Murden succeeds in her endeavor, she will become the first American and first woman to row across an ocean alone and unsupported.

Murden, a member of the NO LIMITS™ Sector Team of athletes, has averaged nearly 33 nautical miles of progress each day. Without the aid of a support boat, she has survived contrary currents, strong winds, sweltering heat and several capsizes.

For the first one-third of her journey, Murden followed the Gulf Stream – a favorable two-knot current that helped her propel her 23-foot rowboat, the sector no limits™ American Pearl, at a brisk clip. The Gulf Stream, however, does not follow a straight line to Europe. Every mile Murden now rows is without aid of a complimentary current. Technical experts monitoring the row say the second half of Murden’s odyssey will be more formidable for the solo rower.

Murden’s daily positions are received via an Argos satellite transmitter affixed to her boat. Her progress can be tracked on the Internet at www.oceanrowing.com.

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TORI MURDEN ARRIVES HALF-WAY POINT IN

SOLO ATTEMPT TO ROW THE NORTH ATLANTIC

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Murden is sponsored by Sector Sport Watches, as part of the company’s "No Limits" philosophy. Providing ongoing support and technical assistance to extreme athletes and adventurers worldwide, Sector encourages individuals who dare test the outer limits of human endurance.

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