We Are Extraoardinary

Back to where we first met and bonded over a love of the ocean and bubbles! 6 years later and two oceans crossed together (Pacific and Atlantic) and a new addition!

Closing in on a year since we arrived in a Antigua (how?!) we’re absolutely DELIGHTED to announce that we’ve hit our £100,000 fundraising target for Cancer Research UK] and ! Thank you so much to each and every one of you who donated and supported us throughout our whole campaign - we’ll never be able to thank you enough. With your help, we’ve made a difference and truly lived Cancer Research UK]’s motto ‘Together, we will beat cancer’. 💕

7 months today since we stepped off Dolly, onto dry land in paradise. No feeling quite like it! As things have ‘gone back to normal’, this day and this feeling seem further and further away, but it’s so important to hold on to it and remember the lessons our 42 days at sea taught us. We’re so close to hitting our £100k fundraising target for , , and have lots of exciting opportunities to share our experience together coming up!! Hopefully we’ll be able to hang onto it a little longer…

Such a fun night talking about our Atlantic adventure with , hosted by DP9. Such a fab group! Thanks so much to everyone who came and let us relive our adventure - with an audience! Feeling very nostalgic today!

🎉🎉 Happy International Women’s Day!! 🎉🎉. We had the absolute pleasure of meeting The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House to talk about our Atlantic Crossing. We chatted all things ExtraOARdinary from the wildlife we saw, how much sleep we got and the three charities we’re hoping to raise £100k for. .

What a way to spend the day. With our incredible crew-mates, remembering the other fantastic women we raced with in and all the supporters who were with us every step of the way. It was the most amazing experience!

We still have a long way to go for women in sport and adventure, but long may we continue to challenge the status quo and together!

Two weeks ago today! That has flown by…

While the fact that we rowed an ocean is still sinking in, we’re so grateful for all the incredible support! Thank you to all our friends, family, fellow teams and people we’ve never even met! We learnt a lot about ourselves over our 42 days at sea, but one thing we’ll never forget is the incredible support network we have behind us and the extraoardinary kindness of strangers. Without you, we never would have made it to the start line, let alone cross an ocean, break a world record, raise over £70k for , and become closer friends than ever!

There’s still plenty of time to donate at the link in our bio to help us reach our target of £100k across our three charities. A huge thank you to our sponsors:

HSBC
Mercer Marsh Benefits
Manorbridge Investment Management
Ford’s of Winsford
Cordiner Wealth
Novus Business Connections
Top Shelf Energy Services
Elite Vehicle Chargers
LEH school
SunGod
Kind
Fulfill
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Official photos to follow but Team Extraoardinary are official world record holders and are safely back on dry land in Antigua. It has been a rollercoaster but they’ve absolutely smashed it - breaking the record by over six days! As the organisers said yesterday, impossible is nothing.

One final shot from the Atlantic. We’ve just heard from the team that they’ve seen land for the first time in about six weeks. 10 hours to go and counting…

With just over 150 NM to go until the team touch down in Nelson’s Dockyard, things are getting real. Supporters have started arriving, family briefings are underway and branded stash is being donned. Out on the water the ladies are having to dig deeper than ever to keep the speed up amongst big waves, sore bodies and ever-challenging shift patterns. But a world record hangs in the balance so keep your messages of support coming and don’t forget to donate! 🙏🏼

With just days to go, the team are so incredibly thankful to everyone that has made it possible to come so far in this journey.
As platinum sponsor and crewmate Kat ’s long-time employer, HSBC has been an extraoardinary sponsor to have on board! Living their driving purpose of ‘opening up a world of opportunity’, their support has enabled the team to realise this challenge. HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations, bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for their customers, people, investors, communities and the planet we all share. They serve more than 40 million customers through their global businesses: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking & Markets with a network covering 64 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America.

They are also committed to supporting their employees’ wellbeing, and helping their people develop their skills in an inclusive environment – which this amazing opportunity has given the ladies. Thank you !