Our challenge
In December 2025, our team of four will be rowing over 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean.
THE RACE
We will be attempting the crossing as part of the World's Toughest Row, an annual endurance rowing race organised by Atlantic Campaigns. We will be setting off from San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (28 ‘N 18 ‘W) and rowing over 3000 miles west until we reach our destination of Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda (17 ‘N 61 ‘W).
Organised racing across the Atlantic Ocean started in 1997 and has been hosted, when weather allowed, every year since. 2021 saw the highest number of entries to the race with 36 teams entering. Teams from across the globe enter the race, all united to conquer the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat.
THE BOAT
We will be embarking on the journey to conquer the Atlantic Ocean in nothing more than a 28ft long, 5ft wide rowing boat. The boat has two small cabins at each end of the boat which will house the four members of our team throughout the journey. The cabins are a mere 6ft in length and the boat weighs a total of 940kg (excluding crew and equipment).
THE ELEMENTS
Known as the world's toughest rows, the race will put us face to face with the elements and mother nature. Throughout the duration of the crossing, our crew will face numerous obstacles out at sea including Atlantic storms, sharks, shipping lanes and 40°C heat.
THE EXERTION
In order to achieve our goal, we will be rowing around the clock, in 2h on / 2h off shifts, until we reach our destination of Antigua. Our physical and mental boundaries will be pushed to the very limits while we battle through exhaustion, sleep deprivation, sea sickness, salt sores, blisters, dehydration and hallucinations.
Atlantic Storms
🚢
Shipping lanes
💧
Dehydration
Blisters & Sores
💤
Sleep Deprivation
🦈
Sharks
40 °C heat
🤮
Sea sickness
😮💨
Exhaustion
😵💫
Hallucinations
THE (FUN) FACTS
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THE (FUN) FACTS
Each team will row in excess of 1.5 million strokes during the race.
In an average year, more people summit Mount Everest than have EVER rowed the Altantic Ocean.
At its deepest, the Atlantic Ocean is 8.5km/5.28miles deep.
The waves that rowers experience can measure 20ft high.
Rowers burn in excess of 5000 calories a day.
Less than 150 women have completed this challenge as of 2022 within the 330 crossings since 1997.
The fastest crossing currently sits with The Four Oars Men team (29 days, 13 hours and 34 minutes).
There is no toilet on board – rowers use a bucket!
The average rower loses around 8kg during a crossing.
THE (FUN) FACTS
Each team will row in excess of 1.5 million strokes during the race.
In an average year, more people summit Mount Everest than have EVER rowed the Altantic Ocean.
At its deepest, the Atlantic Ocean is 8.5km/5.28miles deep.
The waves that rowers experience can measure 20ft high.
Rowers burn in excess of 5000 calories a day.
Less than 150 women have completed this challenge as of 2022 within the 330 crossings since 1997.
The fastest crossing currently sits with The Four Oars Men team (29 days, 13 hours and 34 minutes).
There is no toilet on board – rowers use a bucket!
The average rower loses around 8kg during a crossing.