FIRE SERVICE RELATED
“More people have been
into space than rowed the
Atlantic Ocean”
THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST ROW
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
is a 3,000 mile endurance race across
the world’s most dangerous ocean,
The Atlantic.
The expedition sees intrepid teams
pitching ourselves against; each
other, 40ft waves, sleep deprivation
and the ever present threat of shark
attacks!
Each team is self-sufficient. We carry
all of our supplies on our own vessel.
We may be on board these a 23ft
rowing boats for up to 100 days at
sea.
START POINT – La Gomera, Canary
Islands
END POINT – Antigua, West Indies
DISTANCE – 3,000 Nautical Miles
“No Engine, No Sail. No
Assistance.”
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THE RACE
The Talisker Whiskey Atlantic
Challenge is a 3,000 nautical
mile endurance race across
the world’s most dangerous
ocean, The Atlantic. No Engine,
No Sail. No Assistance is the
basis of this race, with teams
rowing 23ft rowing boats from
start to finish. The intrepid teams
pitch themselves against each
other battling 40ft waves, sleep
deprivation, shark attacks and
have to carry all food and water
on board for the journey which
can take up to 100 days.
More people have been into
space or have climbed Mount
Everest than have rowed the
Atlantic.
The race was founded by Sir
Chay Blyth in 1997 and Team
Noble intends to enter the 20th
Anniversary which will leave in
December 2017 from La Gomera,
Canary Islands and finish in
Antigua, West Indies. If successful
in this attempt, Team Noble will
become the first ever Scottish
firefighters to row across any of
the world’s oceans.
THE BOAT
Our boat “The Pendovey Swift” is
a Woodvale Pairs class 23ft ocean
rowing boat that has crossed the
Atlantic Ocean no less than three
times! The boat has been renovated
completely and a platform complete
with steps and a handrail has been
installed, allowing observers to look
inside a real ocean rowing boat.
THE TRAINING
To train for up to 100 days at sea
requires a strict regimen of nutrition
and training. An average day leading
up race will consist of:
Nutrition:
• Breakfast – bowl of cereal or
porridge, wholegrain toast with
poached eggs, and a bagel or muffin
• Lunch – plenty of carbohydrates,
usually pasta or chilli and rice,
accompanied with veg.
• Dinner – Chicken, turkey, or fish, with
plenty of vegetables.
The average sized ocean rower will
lose 2 stone in weight on an Atlantic
Crossing, so you need to pile on the
pounds. Plenty of fruit and veg helps
to prevent scurvy, a disease caused
by vitamin C deficiency.