High water pressure is a concern for every homeowner. Here is a picture of a pressure gauge, which like its name, measures the pressure of the water coming into your house. We once bought a house that the pressure from the utility company was 110 pounds per square inch (PSI) at the hose bib (another name for it is outside faucet).
Sailing Yacht. Roughly 5,000 sailors cross the Atlantic Ocean by yacht each year in the winter months, with the voyage taking around three weeks. However, the record from Ambrose Lighthouse, New York, to the Lizard, UK, stands at a staggering three days 15 hours. Even if sailors cross as part of a fleet, participating in events such as the World Cruising Club's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, they must be experienced and knowledgeable.
Next year four women will undertake the ultimate challenge and attempt to row across the largest ocean in the world: the Pacific, all in the name of education. Four women will attempt to row across the Pacific Ocean. Here are three of them: left to right: Lizzie Williams, Kate Gibbs and Skipper Sarah Weldon. These plucky women will face up to eight months in a boat, will get no more than two hours sleep at a time and will have to contend with up to 50ft waves.