MATTHEW MACKANESS & CHARLIE MARLOW ARRIVE IN ANTIGUA 

Matthew and Charlie have completed the Woodvale Challenge Atlantic Ocean Rowing Race 2010.  The guys arrived on 13th March 2010 at 17.21 GMT having rowed their boat 'Roberto Coin' for 68 days, 23 hours and 51 minutes to cross the finish line.  Matthew and Charlie finished 5th overall and 3rd in the pairs class.  A massive well done to them!!!

CHARLIE PITCHER WINS THE WOODVALE CHALLENGE ATLANTIC OCEAN ROWING RACE 2010

Charlie has made history in his little solo rowing boat 'JJ' by winning the race overall as a solo competitor beating all pairs and fours boats.   Charlie landed in Antigua on 25th February 2010 at 20:17 GMT after being at sea for 52 days, 6 hours and 47 minutes.  A huge congratulations to Charlie!!!!   

ATLANTIC ROWING RACE

The Woodvale Challenge Atlantic Rowing Race is under way at long last.  On Monday 4th of January at 1.30pm thirty boats departed from San Sebastian, La Gomera, to make their journies across 3,000 miles of ocean to reach Antigua, West Indies.

With the start delayed for nearly a month due to bad weather, it's good to see the boats out on the ocean.  We have two boats in the race this year, one in the solo open class and one in the pairs class.  Solo rower, Charlie Pitcher and his boat 'JJ (Insure & Go)' and Matthew Mackaness and Charlie Marlow with their boat 'Roberto Coin'.  We wish them the very best of luck.  You can check their progress and all the other competitors here

Matthew and Charlie in 'Roberto Coin' in La Gomera

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW

Jamie and I went to the Southampton Boat Show and met up with Sarah, it was the first time we had seen her since she returned to the UK after crossing the Indian Ocean.  'Serendipity' her boat was proudly on display getting much attention by everyone!

SARAH & DIPPERS ARRIVE IN MAURITIUS!!!!

After 125 days at sea, on the 3rd August 2009, Sarah landed in Mahebourg Bay, Mauritius at 14:29 GMT.  Sarah has now become the Youngest Female Ocean Rower to row any ocean Solo, the First Woman and the Youngest Person to row the Indian Ocean Solo!  A massive congratulations Sarah!

DAVE CLARKE ARRIVES IN BARBADOS

Dave landed in Port St Charles in Barbados on the 2nd April 2008 at  22.20 GMT after being at sea in 'Postive Outcomes' for 81 days.  Dave has become the first Englishman to both row and sail solo across the Atlantic. 

NIALL MACCANN AND JAMES BURGE ARRIVE IN ANTIGUA

Niall and James completed the Altantic Rowing Race from San Sebastian de la Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain to English Harbour, Antigua.  They arrived on the 5th February 2008, 14.05 GMT, after being at sea in 'Komale' for 63 days, 2 hours and 5 minutes.