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Kiwi mental health advocate who rowed solo across the Atlantic has new adventure

May 15, 2019

Isaac Giesen is preparing for a whole new adventure.

No Kiwi in history has achieved what Isaac Giesen has done.

At 24 he became the first New Zealander to row the atlantic on his own.

No engines, no sails, nobody but him.

Now, he's preparing for a new adventure - sharing his journey through the waves of mental health.

Watch as Kiwi legend Isaac Giesen opens about what he hopes to achieve in the video above.
 

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