Imagine trying to sleep in a washing machine full of gravel, standing on a creaky floorboard, in an aeroplane going … Read More
Atlantic Row
Sail on Steamy
I’ve moved from my winter’s endurance training into a very enjoyable phase of my preparations for the race – ocean … Read More
Tiller Girls
Diana Hoff is the only British woman to do it solo. Her husband has done it twice. Her daughter tried … Read More
Rosie Stancer
Rosie Stancer, polar explorer, is a cool lady and a wonderfully warm human being. I was introduced to her by … Read More
That Was The Very Productive Week That Was
I now have a boat, a home for the summer, two new sponsorship deals, a radio interview, and a lot … Read More
Reality check
“Friend of mine rowed across the Atlantic.” My lunch companion leaned conspiratorially across the white linen tablecloth at the National … Read More
Cashflow Crisis
Got 3000 to spare? It’s 2am, and I’m lying in bed worrying about how I’m going to pay the next … Read More
Money can’t buy you happiness. But it can buy you freedom.
My final word on the rules of expeditions… …As has been highlighted in the last few days, expeditions are subject … Read More
Pedantic semantics – the saga continues
I’m glad to be an ocean rower (aspiring) and not a polar explorer – apart from the risk of losing … Read More