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Egremont1 takes to the Irish Sea
Page creator: Martin Beaumont
Event: Celtic Challenge 2008
Event Date: 3rd May 2008
Team Members: Jamie Andrews, Martin Beaumont, James Bradley, Ned Holborn, James Howard-Vyse, Phil McArdell, Hamish Miller, Andy Morris, James Pearce, Richard Pearce, Andy Spiller, David Whittle
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About our charity : British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity. Every day they save lives, through pioneering research, providing vital information to help people reduce their own heart health risks, campaigning for change and supporting and caring for heart patients.
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Fundraising target:  £10,000.00
Our donations to date :  £ 7,154.00
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Friends

On Saturday 3rd May, 12 of us will set off on a 20 hour rowing marathon to cross 90 miles of the Irish Sea between Arklow (45 miles south of Dublin) and Aberystwyth (Wales). Egremont1, our boat, is a 20 feet open topped rowing boat with very hard seats and no creature comforts, totally open to the elements (and there are plenty of those in the Irish Sea)

In only 2 months we have managed to put together a team, borrowed a boat, found a sponsor (in the form of the consulting firm; Egremont), realised we can't row and then tried to do something about it! (some had never been in a rowing boat less than 2 months ago) For reasons best known to the sadistic organisers most of the race takes place at night.

Whilst it is unlikely we will win the race (other teams have been training since the last race 2 years ago) we will be doing our hardest to finish in a good time.

Along the way we'd like to raise £10,000 for the British Heart Foundation. Their objective is to prevent premature death caused by coronary heart disease. It's such a   waste when this happens, so if you can help us in extending the lives of people with this very common disease that would be fantastic.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: British Heart Foundation will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Many thanks for your support.

Martin, Hamish, Andy M, Richard, James P, Jamie, Andy S, Phil, David, James HV, Ned and James B
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johnny and iona 11/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 well done jamie 
jamie's in laws 11/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 well done jamie ! 
Adrienne Roshier 11/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Brilliant, well done 
Roger 11/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 There has to be an easier way... 
alex graham 09/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done mate, training is for wimps anyway! 
Bazza 08/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Ricardo well rowed that man (and crew)! 
Tony Chedzey 08/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Mr. Spiller!! (And crew) Well done on completing all of you! 
Tania Love 08/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 CONGRATULATIONS! Really impressive achievement 
Lisa Cowgill 08/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Singe - go boy go !! see you in Melbourne soon ?? 
Barbara Beaumont 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Just a little extra. Great effort, well done 
David Stirling 07/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46  
Adrian Burke 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Dave Griffiths (Unipart) 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Andy is complaining now about a limp wrist but I had my doubts anyway?? 
briggsy 07/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Finishing that with only Wales to look forward to is indeed an achievement! - well done HV, particularly carrying more weight than others (your teeth) 
Ian W 06/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Andy M, all that hard training !! 
Dave J 06/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Keep those strokes long and hard! Goodluck H!! 
Nnamdi Ezulike 06/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Judging by the size of your arms, I will congratulate your team mates for carrying over the line and not throwing the dead weight overboard.... 
Ball 06/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Respect 
Vicki 06/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well done Indy and the rest of the team!! x x x 
David Hines 06/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Fantastic effort, good luck 
Simon T 06/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Have a rowlocking good time .... 
Whitey 06/05/2008 £40.00 n/a Best of luck 
TOMHV 05/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 don't drown 
Jeff Hooper 04/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Rather you than me James! Good luck! 
Roger & Margaret & Charlotte Bradley 04/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 We will be rooting for you as always 
Sarah & Bob 02/05/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Andy - good luck to you and your mates on this very mad-capped adventure! 
Janie 02/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck!  
David Pendlebury 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 What a wacky way of fund-raising, for a very worthy charity - Good luck, James P and all.  
Rupert Lywood 02/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Martin, good luck! 
Sean C 02/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 i think you're mad - have fun 
Jason Adams 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Bradley last week you were on TV this week your all at sea may be next week you will make it to my office ! Good Luck! "Tip" Wales is east of Ireland 
Kate Hooker 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck James- Hope the weather is kind to you and you don't get lost!! What a great way to get in 
Fi Forrester 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck H & Team! 
Rachel & Simon 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Andy - all the best, you mad fool! A marathon one month , now this ... we're exhausted just thinking about it!  
Jane Miller 02/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good show Andy M ... I'm sure the months of training will pay off! Good luck 
WIZZARD 02/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Seems a strange way of commiting suicide 
Paul James 02/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Row, row row your boat.... 
Peter Mackie 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Dave John 02/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck guys. The Welsh beer in Aber will taste good! 
Phil's work mates 01/05/2008 £212.00 £59.79 Thanks for the support guys. 
Chris Hill 01/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 I'm afraid I'm only prepared to donate money - you will have to apply the Sudacreme to your arse. 
Stacey & Corrine 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Andy! 
Lynn 01/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 I'll be with you all the way Ange. Good luck to the team. 
Rory Driscoll 01/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck to you all. Spillster, get on the guinness the night before an you'll be fine. 
Mark Metcalfe 01/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 James, you are a lunatic, dont mess your hair up mate as there might be some tv cameras around ready to catch your hair going straight and not curly.  
Matthew Topping 01/05/2008 £35.00 n/a Good luck 
Mandy Jamieson 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope you get good weather boys, and especially good luck to you Singe! 
Lizzie Ashton 01/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Go for it ! 
Ingrid, Tracy & Vicki 01/05/2008 £35.00 £9.87 Good Luck Phil! We hope you understand that getting lost at sea or exhaustion are no excuses for late deliveries. Where are our survey reports?! 
Simon, Caroline and Emily 30/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Ange! 
Jason, Kirsten and Tobin Bye 30/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Banter stinks at the moment, so will have to fall back on a classic 'Good luck'. hope you row better 
Dee, Anya, Chloe and Danny 29/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Row, Row, Row your boat, gently across the sea, when you seea big fish, dont forget to pee! Good Luck Jamie from the Hanna's 
Charlie Haz 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 A bit of a shame Ireland is even there!! 
Eeyore and Cesca 29/04/2008 £35.00 £9.87 Hope that they give you enough of a head start. Bon chance amigos 
Brian Kirsch 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 James - Our First Deal !!!  
Amoka Dalo 29/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 vamos carajo!!! 
Andrew & Muge Hooper 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 James is that a ferret in your pocket or are you just pleased to see Henry Humpy’s not so fat arse smiling at your face Bradley! Good luck Big Boy –  
Charlie Bruce 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Lord Bradley you do surprise me - I thought it was just ferret racing you were interested in?!!!! Go 
Grazza B 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 no funny Grazza-style comment attached 
Alain McKinney 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Remember to row naked! 
Pascy 29/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck lads - lunatics 
Captain Pugwash 29/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck!!...just don't let Bradley anywhere near the cox!!! 
Saz, Dave & the little ones 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck! 
Tim Hill 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck boys! 
Ilona and Rob 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 good luck 
Tom Watzoni 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck to the team. HV's banter should speed things up a bit...  
Wee Jamesy Thompson 29/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Come on "Big Jamesy" Andrews..... Bon Voyage to you all. May the wind always be at your back. 
James and Liz 28/04/2008 £60.00 £16.92 Wishing you fair weather, the best of craic and not too much pain. 
Andrew Stokes 28/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well done in anticipation James, I shall think of you whilst sitting in a nice warm pub followed by a nice warm dry bed. 
G&M&H in LA 28/04/2008 £30.00 n/a Singo - If i never see you again then its too early...good luck from the sunshine state 
Alan Farrar& Son 28/04/2008 £25.00 n/a Rather you than me mate hope it all goes well 
Simon Nethercott 28/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 One consolation, James, you couldn't sink faster than the Saints!  
Pat Willis 28/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 I can't think of a better incentive than the prospect of arriving in Aberystwyth !Good on ya Jimmy! 
Henry and Kate 28/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 The peace and quiet without a Bradley in the office makes a donation worthwhile...poor fellow rowers being told tales of ferreting! 
Neil Forest 28/04/2008 £100.00 n/a Be careful you don´t get any blisters on the palm of your left hand!!!! 
Forest Edge Surveyors Ltd 28/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Good Luck James 
Caroline T 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck James 
Sarah and Rob Murray 28/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 What a way to raise money for charity!- a sponsored silence might be safer but less fun! 
Biffer B 28/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Marty, I never got that call....despite holding those heavy chairs outstretched... 
Alastair Warwick-Smith 28/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Bradders, good luck, I will be thinking of you - on second thoughts, I'll be asleeep!! 
Dylan 28/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 James you will be in your element, catching crabs is what you're good at. go go go. 
Richard Bevin 28/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Its a long way to go for a deal -and not a lot to see ! good luck James and crew .  
Harry 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 At least taking Bradders along there will be plenty to eat if you get cast adrift! 
David Napier 28/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 James and Co. Go Go Go! 
Lee Merrifield 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck James ...you nutter! 
Bryan Galan 28/04/2008 £100.00 n/a With the state of the market it is a good time to change careers. Go for it! 
Carl Walker 28/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Rather you than me 
John Grennall 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck 
Gill 27/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Dont get lost boys 
Lord Slurry Oafington 27/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Not since Gardar Svavarsson and his Vikings rowed out of Stockholm has there been assembled such a magnificent group of Strokers. Good Luck. 
Thornton-Berrys 27/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 We're all for activity holidays 
Rachel 27/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 blesio chyfnertha 'm bentyrrau ydy i mewn artaith - please help, my piles are in agony - may be of some help in Aber... 
Vics H-V 26/04/2008 £40.00 £11.28 nothing like a bit of a challenge - Well done Bro! 
Johnny & Jenny 26/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 See you on Sunday in Aberystwyth 
Clive and Liz 25/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck Richard and James and the rest of your crew 
Adrian Baughan 24/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Absolutely bonkers, but good luck. 
James B-A 24/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good to see British madness is alive and well! 
Sophia Hughes 23/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck! 
Mitchy and Andrea 23/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck my son 
Gary Benham 23/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Donation doubled if the crew throw Ned over (and keep rowing) mid way! All the best guys. 
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