Rowing Atlantic, Partners Wanted

[MaddieKatzinski]

Hi,

In 2017, a friend and myself plan on rowing the Atlantic in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. We are looking for two other enthusiastic and energetic partners to crew with us.

Please contact if interested.

Maddie

 

[longjohnsilver]

Deleted User is your man!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Deleted User is your man!

Don't be coy, ljs. I know you have partaken in many challenges involving whisky and I am convinced that a man of your stamina and fortitude could manage this one

 

[Bajansailor]

My friend Stein is currently rowing across from New York to England, singlehanded, at the grand young age of 70.
I think that by the time he arrives, he will be very keen on being on dry land again, and sleeping in a proper bed after 4 months at sea.
Here is his Facebook page with daily updates re his progress (you don't need to be logged in to read it).
https://www.facebook.com/soloatlanticrow2016

And here is his Tracker, which is updated every 6 hours :
https://my.yb.tl/soloatlanticrow2016/map-only/

A 5 strong ladies rowing team also set off from New York a week ago, bound for the Scilly islands - they are aiming to break the current record of 43 days.
Here is their Facebook page :
https://www.facebook.com/Rannoch-Womens-Challenge-206985789637946

And their website :
https://rannochwomenschallenge.com/

And their Tracker (updated every half hour) :
http://www.fleetint.com/Track?from=...&defaultMapType=satellite&defaultMode=history

And a link to their Builder :
http://www.rannochadventure.com/

They have an AIS transmitter, but will be out of range now until they reach the other side :
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais.../mmsi:235115833/imo:0/vessel:LIBERTY_OF_ESSEX

Maddie, you could ask these ladies if any of them might like to join you next year. Although I have a feeling that once will probably be enough for them.

 

[jrudge]

WOW - all credit to him.

Worth a read. The thought of being stuck in heavy seas for days on end .. not for me

 

[Bajansailor]

Here is an update re my post above from 2 months ago now.

Re the 5 strong ladies team, they arrived in Falmouth in fine style recently, taking 49 days for the crossing. OK, so they didn't beat the record, but they put in a very impressive effort, and if they hadn't had head winds and gone backwards (including being hove to in a gale) they might well have been able to break the record.

A French Canadian chap also set off to row singlehanded across the North Atlantic this summer, except he set off from Nova Scotia rather than New York. And he recently arrived in Brest after about 51 days - here is his Blog (you have to scroll down a bit, to get to his Tracker and Blog).
https://healng.com/laval
And his website
http://www.lavalstgermain.com/

Re my friend Stein - he got caught in a fairly violent storm last weekend when he was 80 days out from New York, and about 800 miles west of the Scillies (his intended destination). He prepared for it the best he could, with everything lashed down, and the parachute sea anchor streamed. But at some stage on Friday night the rope on his sea anchor parted, and it sounds like he was then beam on to the seas then - and by then the wind was F 10, with 8 m. high seas.
He describes it all in graphic detail on his Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/soloatlanticrow2016
Including how he was rolled through 360 degrees many times (while he was strapped inside the wee cabin), and on some rolls he stayed inverted for a long time before finally righting again.

He activated his EPIRB early last Saturday morning, as by then his 4 oars had all been broken / lost, along with the rudder, and a large (300 m long, 200,000 tonnes deadweight) bulk carrier was tasked with trying to rescue him - not an easy job manoeuvering a ship this size alongside a wee rowing boat in a gale with 5 m seas!
But they managed it - a task made harder probably as they were in ballast, hence had a lot of windage.
The freeboard of the ship was 18 m....... and the crew hoisted Stein up manually on a line attached to his safety harness.

Stein was rescued by the Ludolf Oldendorf
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...1955/mmsi:255805619/vessel:LUDOLF OLDENDORFF/

And they are now approaching their destination Sept Iles in Quebec, where they will probably load iron ore in bulk to take back to Europe.

The Tracker on Stein's boat is still transmitting a position every 12 hours, and she is drifting VERY slowly towards Ireland now. If anybody is keen a bit of salvage work, and is prepared to sail west for a week to go and look for her, she would be quite a valuable prize, and she should be fairly easy to find (assuming that the Tracker continues to transmit).

 

[AndieMac]

...The Tracker on Stein's boat is still transmitting a position every 12 hours, and she is drifting VERY slowly towards Ireland now. If anybody is keen a bit of salvage work, and is prepared to sail west for a week to go and look for her, she would be quite a valuable prize, and she should be fairly easy to find (assuming that the Tracker continues to transmit).

.....or, wait till it drifts to the coast

 

[jrudge]

Wow. Interstate by read not sure it will have people queuing up to join you on your challenge !

 

[Sandmartin]

Why the Atlantic -It has been done many times before and there seems to be lots of people already doing it. The atlantic is old hat. If you must, how about someting that has not been done before. As an example, how about rowing the route of the ill fated PQ17, now that would realy be a challenge. And procedes to the merchant seaman who endured it.

 

[LittleSister]

Well, good luck to the OP with her crew hunt (and voyage). A motorboat forum does seem a funny place to be advertising for crew for it, though!