Atlantic Challenge 2023
To raise awareness and provide funding to help people live with dementia, George Nelson and Russell Davis of Team Oar Blimey rowed 3,542 miles across the Atlantic Ocean
We are aiming to raise £250,000
The Challenge - 3,500 nautical miles of rowing
Setting off from Portugal on the 1st of December 2023, Team Oar Blimey independently and unsupported rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to Antigua in the Caribbean.
To keep the boat moving 24/7, Oar Blimey took alternating turns at rowing for 2-hours, then resting for 2-hours.
Blisters, salt rashes and sleep deprivation were the norm for this challenge and every ounce of physical and mental endurance was required to complete it – in 96 days, 23 hours, 14 minutes and 33 seconds!
Setting off from Portugal on the 1st of December 2023, Team Oar Blimey independently and unsupported rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to Antigua in the Caribbean.
To keep the boat moving 24/7, Oar Blimey took alternating turns at rowing for 2-hours, then resting for 2-hours.
Blisters, salt rashes and sleep deprivation were the norm for this challenge and every ounce of physical and mental endurance was required to complete it – in 96 days, 23 hours, 14 minutes and 33 seconds!
The common link between people living with dementia and rowing across the Atlantic Ocean is……at times, the physical and mental strain will push us to our absolute limits. Because of this…..
