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The Atlantic Rowing Race is an ocean rowing race from the Canary Islands to the West Indies, a distance of approximately 2,550 nm (2,930 statute miles or 4,700 km). The race was founded in 1997 by Sir Chay Blyth with subsequent races roughly every two years since. [ 1 ]
The Atlantic race had given Shekhdar a taste for ocean rowing and his sights soon turned to the Pacific.Peter Bird had rowed across the Pacific already but he had stopped in Hawaii and eventually ended up being rescued by the Australian Navy 33 miles from the Australian mainland.
Mick Dawson (born in June 1964 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) [1] is a former Royal Marine Commando, film maker, professional sailor and adventurer.He is best known for rowing the Pacific Ocean with friend and fellow ocean rower Chris Martin in a new state of the art vessel, Bojangles, which Mick built.
Clint Evans (born 9 April 1961) [1] is an ocean rower and winner of the 2005 Atlantic Rowing Race with his partner Chris Andrews in their boat C 2 [2] – the first British crew to win the Atlantic Rowing Race.. Evans is a strategy and business performance consultant, mentor and coach.
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Mr Williamson from Atlantic Sea Donkeys said: "I think our record for one person is Niels being hit five times in one night by flying fish. "It's a unique experience." Teammate Mr Southward joked ...
In February 2006, he announced his decision to retire from competitive rowing. Shortly after, Through Hell and High Water, a BBC/Twofour television programme of Cracknell and Fogle's experience of the Atlantic race, was aired. The pair wrote a book called The Crossing: Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race, about their ...
On 14 March 2006, she finished the Atlantic Rowing Race as the only solo female competitor, taking 103 days to complete the crossing. This she did unsupported, despite breaking all four of her oars and having to row with patched-up oars for more than half the race. Her cooking stove failed after 20 days, then her navigation equipment and music ...