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Sea Change Atlantic Four old blokes who somehow think they've got what it takes to row across the Atlantic! Why are they doing this?

To show they're still alive, and to raise lots of money for their chosen charities.

15/09/2026

Towards the end of our 24 hour row.

14/09/2026

Four old blokes on an ocean rowing boat chewing the cud.

How did our 48 hour row go? Well, we went twice as quick and did it in 24! It was a great, and really useful training se...
13/09/2026

How did our 48 hour row go? Well, we went twice as quick and did it in 24!

It was a great, and really useful training session. We left Fowey on Friday evening in lovely conditions, heading towards Rame Head and Plymouth, with a westerly breeze to help us on our way. Later, we doubled back on ourselves and pointed the boat towards Falmouth, heading a few miles out to sea too.

As well as testing ourselves, the aim was to test how the boat behaved at different directions to the wind (we say that now šŸ¤£) By Saturday afternoon, if we hadn't known it already, we would have discovered that it's hard to make westerly progress in an ocean rowing boat when a 20 knot wind is blowing you eastward. After a few hours of hard battling, and with the gusts predicted to get stronger, we took the decision to head for Looe harbour and some well-earned fish and chips!

Highlights of our row included dolphins (once the 360 camera has been interrogated we'll see if we captured them); a shooting star; Rich's Lidl yoghurt biscuits; our own willpower; and the fact that the poo bucket can now officially no longer be used as a money collection bucket!

We still have lots more to work on, as the more time you spend on an ocean rowing boat, the more logistical challenges you discover in your efforts to make life onboard as manageable as it can be.

And finally, Debbie, a huge thank you for your help. We achieved a 50% success rate ā˜ŗļøšŸ¤¢ šŸ¤£

11/09/2026

The start of an epic 48 hour row!

We are sorting our food for our 48 hour training row this weekend. Remember we each need 5,000 calories a day and a ton ...
09/09/2026

We are sorting our food for our 48 hour training row this weekend. Remember we each need 5,000 calories a day and a ton of different nutrients to power our Atlantic row.

This is Adamā€™s stash. He thinks he might be taking too much spag Bol.

06/09/2026

Halle Berry emerging from the sea in Die Another Day.

What to say about Richard Blackmore, the last but by no means least of the 4 of us to get his 5 minutes of fame in this latest round of introductions.

Well, the first thing to say is that Rich looks nothing like the bloke in this video (come on AI, you can do better than that.)

Rich is one of the more laid back members of the crew . As a seasoned veteran Lyme Regis Gig Club rower, he has been training hard for this row - lots of 1 minute on, 20 days off erg challenges.

Rich's biggest fear about the row is being stuck in the cabin for days on end if the conditions are too rough to row. Just download a few more episodes of Top Gear on your phone Rich and you'll be alright.

05/09/2026

In the immortal (ish) words of Supertramp, take a look at our skipper, he's the only one we've got...

David 'Maddie' Pyle once went on a party boat with sails, and he's a cox for Harbour Rowing Club, Boscastle . That's enough experience to skipper an Atlantic crossing, right?

Maddie's biggest fear about rowing for 50 days across the Atlantic is that he'll have to spend more than 5 minutes without his wife, Lou. Lou's biggest fear about Maddie rowing across the Atlantic is that at some point, he'll come back.

BTW, this video definitely makes him look more butch than he actually is.

04/09/2026

In the next of our introductions/character assasinations, meet Adam Benjaman. Adam is planning to eat his way across the Atlantic. He has worked out that 1,425 standard sized Mars Bars and a few bags of crisps provided by the The Napoleon Inn will give him the calories he needs to row across the Atlantic.

Adam's biggest fear about the row is that he'll miss Nottingham Forest going on a glorious winning streak as they rise to the top of the Premier League. He's slightly nervous about Marlins and lack of sleep too.

- come on, you know you want to sponsor us!

03/09/2026

Because we've gained so many followers in recent weeks, we thought we'd introduce our crew members again.

First up, meet Simon Burke. Si is a gig rower from Bude. A few months ago we thought Si was unflappable and afraid of nothing. Now we know different. He gets sick as soon as he sets eyes on the sea; he's paranoid about pooing in a bucket, and his biggest fear is having to go 3 months without a cuddle from his Rottie, Mutley. Watch out Maddie, you're sharing a cabin with him.

Our Atlantic rowing crew have had a productive last couple of weeks. We have absolutely loved taking our boat to Boscast...
01/09/2026

Our Atlantic rowing crew have had a productive last couple of weeks. We have absolutely loved taking our boat to Boscastle as part of Harbour Rowing Club's regatta, and to Blisland for their summer fayre.

At Blisland, we loved combining two of our favourite things - beer and rowing, with huge thanks as always to Dartmoor Brewery for supporting our fund-raising through their campaign.

We're also in the process of booking our boat's travel to Lanzarote, as well as buying essential kit such as our Garmin Inreach.

Our next big row is scheduled for next weekend, conditions-permitting. We've got a new team member for that. His name's Bob. We'll drone on about Bob in due course.

What about the photo I can hear you asking. Well, that's just Maddie getting his regular seaweed therapy. It's the closest he's come to having hair in years.

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