In June 2006, Commando Joe - rowing as Team Hesco - and fifteen other teams will set out from the North American coastline in a 29ft rowing boat, aiming to cover the 3,118 nautical miles to Falmouth, UK, in as little time as possible. The journey is likely to take about 45-60 days and will require supreme effort from all those involved. It will be the second extreme challenge for the Commando Joe team - in April 2005 they competed in a 320-mile footrace to the North Pole, smashing the previous record by finishing in nine days, 17 hours and 39 minutes.
The 2006 Shepherds Ocean Fours Atlantic Rowing Race is the first four-man crossing of the Ocean from the United States to the UK mainland and follows a more northerly route than previous two-man races. Teams will encounter difficult currents, cold weather, high seas and even icebergs.
As well as the mental and physical challenge of competition, the team is dedicating its involvement to the memory of Gareth Rowlands, Pete's sixteen-year-old son. One day in May 2003, Pete and his wife Helen received a call from Gareth's boarding school, informing them of the devastating news that Gareth had suddenly died from meningitis. Just a couple of hours before he had been playing rugby with the school team, joking with his friends and talking about coming home for the half-term break.
Our original fundraising target was £20,000, which we have now comfortably exceeded. Please help us to reach our revised target of £100,000. With that, you'll be helping the Meningitis Trust to continue its excellent work in increasing awareness of the disease, funding further research and, most importantly, providing the all-important support to those like Pete, whose families' lives have been irrevocably changed because of the disease.
For more information about our team and the challenges we're facing, please visit our website at http://www.teamhesco.com. Here you can also sign up to our e-mail newsletter so you can keep track of our progress.
Thank you for your support and interest in our Challenge. Please donate generously.
Raised:
719%
Raised so far: £143,853.03
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Donation by Mike Pipes on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Steve Turner on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Roy Klek on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Paul Hagan on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Tim Redfern on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Rob Berrisford on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Dave Scholes on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Peter Kennard on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Geoff Derges on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Will Walker on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Peter Court on 17/03/06 |
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Lorien Engineering Solutions Supporter! Donation by Peter Brown on 17/03/06 |
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Lorien Engineering Solutions Supporter! Donation by Paul Hanson on 17/03/06 |
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Lorien Engineering Solutions Supporter! Donation by Robert Jackson on 17/03/06 |
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Lorien Engineering Solutions Supporter! Donation by Gordon Elkin on 17/03/06 |
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Lorien Engineering Solutions Supporter! Donation by Peter Court on 17/03/06 |
£5.00 |
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Good luck - you're mad x Donation by Vicki Bramley on 17/03/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck all of you we will be keeping an eye on your progress and be waiting for you on the dock Donation by Cat Bramley on 17/03/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Donation by The Colquhoun Family on 17/03/06 |
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Donation by Robert King on 16/03/06 |
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Donation by Pippa on 16/03/06 |
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I've always wanted my name on a boat! Donation by Catherine Drury on 15/03/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck to Charlie and the rest of Team Hesco Donation by Express Tool Hire Ltd on 14/03/06 |
£50.00 |
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Donated By ALEXCARS of Cirencester for vinyl work i did free for them in exchange for a donation Donation by D & C Signs on 14/03/06 |
£40.00 |
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Are you going to row naked? Donation by Zu Rafalat on 06/03/06 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £16,854.67 |
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| Offline donations: | £126,998.36 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £143,853.03 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £3,421.75 |
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