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| On the 18th of August 2004, Woodvale, the corporation
who superseded the Challenge business in running ocean rowing races, announced
that they were joining forces with The Ocean Rowing Society to run one
mid-Atlantic rowing race starting
on 27th November 2005. The race will start in La Gomera in the Canary Islands and will finish in Antigua, West Indies, taking the crews across 2,935 miles of ocean. The race will take crews approximately 30 – 90 days, depending on their endurance, their preparation, and the kindness or otherwise of the prevailing weather over the course of the race. In 2005, for the first time, crews of four are able to take up this massive challenge. The ocean rowing boat specifically designed for this type of punishment is the Woodvale Fours, with two rowing positions, allowing for 2 on, 2 off, rowing schedules. The crews will have to battle with huge and often dangerous seas, extreme fatigue, loneliness, equipment failure, dietary deprivation, and each other. Living in extremely tight conditions with three other people will have its own challenges, and will require strength of character and tolerance, and most importantly a good sense of humour. Crews from all around the world compete in the race, including crews from France, New Zealand, Denmark, Ukraine, America and the UK. Channel Island men have previously proved their mettle in pairs boats, and now it’s the turn of the women to show their form. We have a strong crew of four women who are ready to meet this challenge. |
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