Adventurer Sarah Outen is making the final preparations for her row across the Pacific Ocean.
It will be the second attempt to row the 4,500 nautical miles from Japan to Canada for the Oakham 27-year-old, who is attempting to go around the world under her own steam by cycling, kayaking and rowing.
Last year, she had to be rescued 800 miles off the coast of Japan, when 30ft waves capsized her boat, leaving her forced to abandon it in the ocean.
Sarah returned home to England after the ordeal, but she is now back in Japan and hopes to set off on the row soon.
Her new boat has been built and shipped to Japan and Sarah is afloat once again after dropping the vessel, called Happy Socks, into the water.
She said on her website: "It certainly feels good to have a floating boat, smartly decked out and knowing the final few jobs are tickable off the to-do list in an afternoon or so.
"It will be good to have her to myself too and I shall spend a few nights aboard this week ahead."
Sarah plans to decorate the inside of her cabin with photos and a map of the world.
Sarah now needs to wait for the wind to be right before she can get the row under way.
She said: "We are still watching the weather and hoping that towards the end of the week it might develop into something useful, where useful means anything blowing gently out to sea for a few days – allowing me to get safely away from shore and settle in to life on the water once more.
"For now, I shall focus on ticking off the to do's and topping up on sleep."
She said she was enjoying being back in Japan, where she had made many friends last year.
She said: "The balmy weather has certainly made the transition an easy one and the wonderful hospitality of friends has made me feel truly hugged."
Before Sarah's losing battle against Typhoon Mawar in June last year, she had already rowed across the English Channel and cycled 7,800 miles through Europe and Asia.
After the storm, which saw her former rowing boat, Gulliver, tossed around by 30ft waves, Sarah had an eight-month break.
The Pacific crossing is expected to take Sarah and Happy Socks about six months.
If she succeeds, she will be the first person to row from Japan to Canada. Once she lands, the plan is to cycle 3,000 miles across North America, from Vancouver to Nova Scotia, before getting back into Happy Socks to row home to London.
