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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Hope you've had a shave and put some weight back on! See you for a beer in the Spr tent next year Donation by Mick Twist on 21/11/06 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Donation by April Street Party on 11/11/06 |
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid |
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A long time ago now!! Donation by April Hull Collection on 11/11/06 |
£270.00 + £76.15 Gift Aid |
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From TeamHesco's little supporters! Donation by Colwich School on 11/11/06 |
£41.50 + £11.71 Gift Aid |
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I was going to row it myself but ....!! Donation by Waterpark Storage Ltd on 10/11/06 |
£50.00 |
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Hope you enjoyed the Harvest Home. Donation by anonymous on 08/10/06 |
£5.00 |
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anonymous Donation by Charlie Martell on 08/10/06 |
£5.00 |
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Great to meet you yesterday! Well done! Donation by anonymous on 08/10/06 |
£20.00 |
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We are so proud of you Ben. Well done guys. Donation by Phillipa Usher and all at HairWorks on 20/09/06 |
£657.00 |
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Well done lads. Donation by Luke Jackson on 19/09/06 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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further congratulations, respect and loads of love from the fancy dress party Donation by barry jackson on 18/09/06 |
£115.00 + £32.44 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Gus on 14/09/06 |
£200.00 |
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Well done to all the crew, great achievment, new you would do it Pete. Donation by Graham Armstrong and work mates from Raytheon on 11/09/06 |
£650.00 |
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well done lads, awesome effort.. Donation by marty sellers on 06/09/06 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Hey Mr M, quite impressed! Well done to you all, good to see you home.Cx Donation by Clare Buckingham on 06/09/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic acheivement by you all, well done and good luck with the next challenge. Donation by Neil Gadd on 05/09/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Well Done guys, it was great to see you all in Cornwall Donation by Land family on 04/09/06 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Well done guy's, enjoy your bacon sandwich you deserve it (Porky that's cannibalism) Donation by Barry (Hammy) Heap on 04/09/06 |
£250.00 |
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Well done - great achievement Donation by Barry, Lesley, Adam & Jemma Wood on 03/09/06 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Well done - what kept you? Donation by Nigel & Amanda Cribb on 02/09/06 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Congratulation to Pete & the team (Pete now can I have the Bomb Shed key back!) Well done to you all Donation by Allan & Norma Maskell on 02/09/06 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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You should be arriving today ... congratulations!!! Donation by Romayne on 02/09/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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congratulations boys, what an achievement, with love from the jackson clan Donation by bazz & amy on 01/09/06 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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last push fellas- we will be waiting for you x Donation by Cat & Paddy Stevenson on 01/09/06 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Tremendous achievement. Fantastic experience as well. love and kisses. Donation by Andrea (Waterson) on 31/08/06 |
£1,190.15 + £335.68 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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