Annie and Mel will be launching their boat from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and setting their sights on English Harbour, Antigua, 3,000 miles away across the Atlantic ocean. Braving harsh weather, constant physical and mental stress and no Christmas. 33 other crews will be competing in the race but Annie and Mel are the only female pair, they hope to complete the crossing in record time. Only 49 women have ever rowed an ocean, and only 6 female pairs.

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Annie, Mel and the boat
Annie’s Blog – Friday 5th March: Making Progress The wind continues to be behind us and the swell with us so Explore is still racing on towards Antigua and all is good on board. We’re currently trying out a new watch system, 3 hours on and 3 hours off during the night  instead of 2. Mel and [...]
Another catch up blog – find out how Annie and Mel are doing now they have less than 700 miles to go! As before I have put the most recent at the top so it stays in the same order as the rest of the blog. Find out about their frustration at not being able [...]
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