Paul Ridley Awakens To Waves slapping the side of his boat. He rises from the coffin-size cabin and wrestles gloves over callused hands as he prepares for 12 hours of rowing. Ridley, 25, is attempting to become the youngest American ever to row solo across the Atlantic, by completing a 2,950-mile course from the Canary Islands to Antigua. He's also aiming to raise $500,000 for research at Yale on skin cancer, the dis-rnease that claimed his mother, Kathie, in 2001. From the boat Ridley writes a blog, which he transmits via a solar-powered satellite phone, describing his near collision with a container ship, battles with 20-foot waves and cravings for gin and tonics. Readers can give to his Row For Hope charity through a "donate" button.
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