Our Story – 50 VOR 50: Truro to Pentewan, 9th August 2025

On Saturday 9th August 2025, we – the Cornish Barbarians – will once again bring together an extraordinary crew of gig rowers from across the country to take on our longest challenge yet – a 50-kilometre coastal row from Truro to Pentewan.

Sixty rowers. Fifty coastal kilometres. Ten Cornish Pilot Gigs. One unforgettable day.

Our 2025 Barbarians will hit the water at sunrise, rowing with teammates they’ve never met, through everything the Cornish coast can throw at them – tides, wind, and the unpredictable elements. It’ll be a challenging day on the oars, but every stroke will be for an amazing local cause.

This year, we’re rowing for The Noah Jordan Foundation, and we’re aiming to raise £10,000 – or approximately £175 per rower – as part of a wider £100,000 campaign to fund vital medical research into Alper’s Huttenlocher Syndrome – the rare and devastating mitochondrial disease that took Noah’s life, for which there is currently no treatments, or cure.

The funds will support a three-year PhD medical research programme whose work could pave the way for real progress in understanding and treating this condition – and provide hope for other families in the future.

So we row – for Noah, for progress, and for hope.

If you’re able to support us, please donate or share this page. Please support our Barbarian rowers by donating in support of their fundraisers on JustGiving. Every contribution helps us move closer to a future where no family has to suffer at the hands of these cruel diseases.

The extinction of Mito, one stomp at a time.

The Noah Jordan Foundation funds research, to develop treatments and find a cure, for rare terminal Paediatric Mitochondrial Diseases. The Charity also raises awareness of these rare diseases and supports those affected.