Roz Savage, a 40-year-old British environmentalist, spent the past 99 days on the ocean trying to become the first woman to ever row the Pacific alone. On May 25 she departed San Francisco with a 2,900-mile leg in front of her to Hawaii. Early on Monday morning she arrived in Honolulu, after a rough 99-day journey.

"I'm very happy, it was challenging, but very worthwhile," said Roz at the Waikiki Yacht Club on her arrival. Roz also confessed that she had experienced many challenges during the journey, including a six-week delay caused by the winds of the California coast.

Her boat, named after the corporate sponsor, Brocade, is 24-feet long. The Brocade was stocked with dried food and a water maker, a device that filters salt out of seawater. When the water maker broke down, Roz had a reason to worry. However, help came from an environmentally vessel made up of 15,000 plastic bottles, 30 sailboat masts and a Cessna 310 airplane cabin.

Savage’s voyage is meant to raise awareness about  plastic throw-outs polluting the ocean. Roz would like if people used reusable grocery bags and biodegradable trash bags instead of the plastic bags they’re using now.

"I'm not saying I've changed the world, but I've started creating a few ripples. I'm a real believer in the ripple effect. The message will spread," told Roz when she was contacted by phone by ‘San Francisco Gate’.

The woman, who has already crossed the Atlantic in 103 days, will continue her Pacific rowing in the next 3 years. That would put her arriving in Australia in the beginning of 2010.