19 April 2010

Rowing into the Record Books

The coast of Great Britain has some of the most dangerous currents and rock formations in the world, there are around 40,000 wrecks off the coast which highlights the dangers involved in rowing these waters. However, this May two army doctors are taking on the challenge to row round the entire coast of Great Britain, if they succeed they will be the first people ever to complete this awesome task and will have their names in the record books.

The two contenders are Nick Dennison and Hamish Reid, army doctors who reckon they can take on the high seas and win, they are doing this epic task for the benefit of three very worthy charities The Army Benevolent Fund, Help for Heroes and Toe in the Water. All of these charities have been set up to support and encourage service men and women and their families deal with the reality of injury and loss in the forces.

Here are the vital statistics! 

The Row:
1 World Record
2,100 miles
40,000 shipwrecks
5,000 islands
80,000 minutes
12 Knot tides
800,000 calories
½ Ton of drinking water
3.5 kg of Vaseline
2 Doctors
0 Patients

The Boat:
23 Feet
6 solar panels
8 Oars
1 de-salinator
2 batteries
12mm ply
2 buckets
1 cabin

Phew!

This row represents an exceptional challenge. Please support Nick and Hamish in their efforts:
Donate by text: Text “ROW” to 84424 now
Donate online: www.rowforheroes.com