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On 29th December Mel and Annie set off to row 3,000 miles from The Canaries to Antigua. We're competing in the WoodVale Challenge Atlantic Rowing Race, one of the world’s toughest endurance races. There are 30 other crews competing, but we are the only female pair, only 49 women have ever rowed an ocean, only 6 female pairs. Weather permitting we hope to break the existing British women’s record of 75 days for the crossing. One of us will be rowing at all times, 2 hours on, 2 hours off, only stopping if the weather gets so bad we can’t row. We won’t even stop for Christmas! Our boat is only 25 ft long, she will feel tiny on that huge ocean, but a 25 ft boat is pretty big for one of us to keep moving all the time! We will face extreme mental and physical hardships, but keeping ourselves (almost!) sane and motivated will be our biggest challenge. We’re determined to have fun though, despite the hardships; this is a massive challenge but also our dream.
And part of our dream, with your help, is to raise some serious money for Macmillan. What we hope to achieve is something out of the ordinary, but it pales into insignificance against the care the Macmillan staff provide. Please help us to support them by sponsoring us. Thank you.
Mel and Annie x