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Honestly, Mum, ocean rowers are nice, normal, well-balanced people. The All Relative crew (2 brothers, 2 cousins and winners of the Men’s Fours time trial) were just playing up for the camera… We’ve just had the Ocean Rowing Challenge Weekend, and … Continued
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Attending a riverside photo call with aspiring transatlantic rower Roz Savage, the new MP Richmond MP Susan Kramer took a tumble on the aptly-named slipway and landed with an undignified splat in the tidal Thames mud. Undaunted, the doughty lady … Continued
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.. that smiling is infectious You catch it like the flu. Someone smiled at me And I started smiling too. I looked around the tables, And someone saw me grin And when he smiled I realised I’d passed it on … Continued
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I was interviewed by two TV channels tonight – stage fright the first time through (although according to kindhearted friends I hid it well) but was getting it sussed by the second time. Having learned from experience that there’s no … Continued
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Patrick Pearson specialises in teaching the Alexander Technique to rowers. When I met him at Henley I was deeply sceptical about AT. It seemed to require being deeply in touch with what’s happening in your body – and my body and … Continued
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She hated sport at school and only took up rowing at university so she could eat more without getting fat. Now Roz Savage, 37, is about to row solo across the Atlantic after resigning from her job in the City. … Continued
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This is Tim Gilmore of Dolphin Quay Boatyard, where Solo will live while Tim’s men and I get her ready for the ocean. As luck would have it they’ve worked on an ocean rowing boat before – David Pearce’s Petrel … Continued
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Photo: Roz receiving a brace of VHF radios from Jeremy Harrison (right) and Tim Davies (left) of Simrad The observant may have noticed that my boat floats very high in the water – almost ON the water. This is because … Continued
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Alby McCracken of Para-Anchors Australia rang this morning, replying to my e-mail asking about these essential items in the ocean rower’s armoury. He sounded remarkably cheery, considering it was 9pm in Australia and he was still at work. We’ve arranged to … Continued
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Porridge with mashed strawberries and salted cashew nuts may sound a bit weird, but it’s a surprisingly acceptable low-GI alternative to my previous preferred option – porridge with banana, dried apricots and demarara sugar. Maybe this new eating regime isn’t going to … Continued