Galia Moss

Galia Moss is an adventurer. Born in Mexico, she is the first Latin American sailor to travel across the Atlantic Ocean alone. On that trip, undertaken in 2006, she traveled nine thousand miles from Vigo, Spain, to Cancun, Mexico, in 41 days.[1] This accomplishment got her listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.[2]

Memorial plaque to Galia Moss' travel in Puerto Juárez.

In 2010, she tried to sail from Veracruz, Mexico, to Israel, but had to stop in Miami due to hurricanes in the Central Atlantic Ocean.[1] In 2011, she tried again, setting out from Fort Pierce, Florida,[1] but had to stop due to problems with her boat.[3]

She has also organized campaigns to distribute food to poor children and build houses in Mexico.[4]

References
  1. Killer, Ed (May 3, 2011). "Mexican woman docked in Fort Pierce preparing for trans-Atlantic solo sail". TCPalm.
  2. Eichner, Itamar (October 16, 2010). "Making aliyah on board a yacht". Ynet News.
  3. "Galia Moss determinó no más navegación en solitario". La Jornada (in Spanish). July 6, 2011.
  4. "Inspirational Sailor Galia Moss Speaks to Mexicotoday.org about her Sailing Journey Across the Atlantic Ocean". Mexico Today. June 4, 2012.
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