As is becoming my tradition, here is a recap of my year in pictures. From Cornwall to Phoenix to Dallas … Read More
Olympic Atlantic Row 2012
Good Luck, Mos!
On Saturday my erstwhile crewmate, Andrew Morris, will set out to row from Bristol to London via the inland waterways. … Read More
Moving On
Thank you for all the supportive comments about the sad postponement of our North Atlantic row. The OAR team has … Read More
Decision: North Atlantic Row Postponed
I had hoped that this would be a final blog to bid farewell to dry land before we started our … Read More
The Biggest Berg
“That’s the biggest iceberg I’ve ever seen in these waters,” said Harry Spurrell, our host, as he took us on … Read More
Ice: Bad News and the Worse News
Today I went out on a plane to check out the ice situation offshore. Despite a favourable forecast, Mother Nature … Read More
Remembering the Titanic
Given our current preoccupation with unusually high numbers of bergy bits and other ice fragments off the coast of Newfoundland … Read More
Delayed
We had hoped to leave on Monday, but the ice continues to be a concern. So for now we have … Read More
Bergy Bits
Here is something I’ve never had to contend with before – bergy bits. They might sound cute, but these mini-icebergs, … Read More