Posted in: Atlantic Row
It’s Trafalgar 200 (in case you hadn’t noticed!) and I’m in Portsmouth to be interviewed by BBC Radio Solent who are broadcasting live from the International Fleet Review. Rousing nautical music is booming from the sound systems, an multitude of … Continued
Posted in: Atlantic Row
So she’s not yet in her natural element… the ocean. But she’s getting closer. Yesterday I was driven down to Devon by the aptly named Graham Foreshore, a sailing instructor with the Marines, to collect my beautiful boat from the … Continued
Posted in: Atlantic Row
‘Life is too short to waste time on second-class ambitions. Go for the big ones, even if that means a higher failure rate.’ Bold words, but no less than you would expect from the man described as the world’s greatest … Continued
1967 December 23rd Was when the first dulcet tones of Rosalind were heard Her parents grinned like Cheshire cats but little did they know That she was born to run and climb and row and row and row. Her parents … Continued
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Things are moving – fast! Gave a breakfast presentation in the City to an audience of insurance executives. Lord Butler very kindly added an entertaining rallying cry to urge generosity towards my charities and my expedition. Charlotte Young of the … Continued