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24 Hour Row at the River & Rowing Museum
Type:Participatory Event
Henley-On-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1BF
Tel: 01491 415600
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Raising money for the challenge of a lifetime, hosted by the River & Rowing Museum
14 teams who are taking part in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Campaign 2020, will be heading to the home of rowing in the UK, the River & Rowing Museum in Henley, to complete a 24 hour rowing challenge to raise money for each of their chosen charities.
The teams will be replicating conditions they will be adopting for the Atlantic race, (excluding the extreme conditions, wind, water and waves) by rowing constantly for 24 hours using the 2 hours on, 2 hours off rowing schedule which they will be adopting for the Atlantic crossing. The crews will be training, sleeping and eating at the Museum, through the night, in a bid to raise money for their charities and experience the broken sleep patterns of life at sea.
The event is the brainchild of a team of four deep sea saturation divers, The Bubbleheads, who are one of the teams set to embark on the challenge of a lifetime by rowing across the Atlantic, the second largest ocean in the world, as they take part in ‘The 2020 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge’. The ocean race covers 3,000 miles and crews from around the world row from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, to Antigua in The Caribbean.
The Bubbleheads have a very personal connection to their chosen charity, and will be fundraising for the Wessex Cancer Trust, who have supported the wife of crew member James, over the last eight years during her ongoing battle with a very rare form of cancer.
The teams and their chosen charities
The Bubbleheads Wessex Cancer Trust
Bristol Gulls RNLI & Clean Up Bristol Harbour
On Shoulders of Giants My Name’s Doddie Foundation & Pursuing Independent Paths
Commando Spirit Rock2Recovery
Trans Atlantic Trio / Wave Warrior Blood Bikes
Minds Matter Solent Mind & The Firefighter’s Charity
Tideway Odyssey Youth Sport Trust & London Youth Rowing
One Ocean TBC
Atlantic Dragon MS Society
Alone Against the Atlantic / Do It Wright RNLI & Mind
Rudderly Mad / Spoarting Chance Shelter Box
Atlantic Titan Collateral Repair Project
The 2020 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge is the premier event in ocean rowing – a challenge that takes over 3000 miles west from San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (28oN 18oW) to Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda (17oN 61oW). The annual race begins in early December, with up to 30 teams participating from around the world.
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