A Rowing Lesson from GB Olympic Gold Medallist – Alex Gregory MBE
With two Olympic gold medals and five World Championship titles to his name, Alex Gregory MBE is one of the leading rowers in the world. So, who better to give…
Oar Blimey chat with Jason Fox about Ocean Rowing
It's 'Foxy' off the TV Team Oar Blimey recently had the pleasure of meeting Jason Fox, the TV presenter and former UK Special Forces soldier best known as staff member…
Mansfield Rotary Club
Date Tuesday 25th April Time 7:00pm Venue Portland Training College Address Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. NG18 4TJ Oar Blimey were delighted to join Mansfield Rotary Club where George exhibited the…
An assembly with St Peter’s Church of England Primary Academy
Date Tuesday 25th April 2023 Time 14:00hrs Venue St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Address Bellamy Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. NG18 4LN Oar Blimey had a brilliant afternoon meeting the children,…
Caledonian Canal – Training Exercise
Background Oar Blimey chose to row through the Caledonian Canal as their first training exercise because the waters are generally sheltered, they’re not tidal, the prevailing winds are consistent and…
Russ pulling the bedding into the cabin
February’s Activities
Bed Comfort February was another busy month for Oar Blimey. The thought of resting only gave George and Russ another job to sort…their cabin cushion, or rather the mattress which…
General Update for January
With less than a year to go until Oar Blimey set off across the Atlantic, their sleeves are rolled up and the boat refurbishment work is moving forward with some…
A Few Distractions and Christmas Parties
A Few Distractions The past month has been crazy busy for Team Oar Blimey to the detriment of the boat refurbishment work getting done. Russ has been trucking around the…
Getting the boat trailer ‘campaign ready’
Why start on the trailer first? Boat owners often say the worst part of their boating experience is maintaining the trailers, yet Oar Blimey’s trailer is fundamental for the campaign. In…
Oar Blimey – We’ve got the boat
Ocean Rowing boats are specialist vessels which are not readily available. After a year of researching different designs and searching, team Oar Blimey finally managed to get their hands on one. …
