To find out the latest news on Rich and Dan's challenge come back to this page, we will update the website regularly. During the race we also hope to post a daily journal so you too can share in the ups and downs of rowing across an ocean - but without the seasickness!
If you enjoy reading about our race, please don't forget to show your appreciation by entering our competition and/or donating to our charities.
The Race -
Daily updates from the Atlantic
Emails sent during the race - last updated 30th January
28th November 2005 -
(Another) letter From La Gomera
On damp squibs
24th November 2005 -
Letter From La Gomera
On last minute problems with the drinking water
9th November 2005 - Record Breakers!
17th October 2005 - Rich's
Blog 10-16 Oct
On replacing one form of pain with another!
10th October 2005 - Rich's
Blog 3-9 Oct
On rowing in the dark, and dealing with muppets
3rd October 2005 - Rich's
Blog 26 Sep-2 Oct
On getting deliveries and being scared of your rowing partner
26th September 2005 - Rich's
Blog 19-25 Sep
On wearing little and eating lots
19th September 2005 - Rich's
Blog 12-18 Sep
On irritating rain, innovative thinking, and racing against dragonboats
12th September 2005 - Rich's
Blog 5-11 Sep
On celebrity opposition, and a new look for the boat
5th September 2005 - Rich's
Blog 29 Aug-4 Sep
On rowing for what most would consider an unfeasibly long time
29th August 2005 - Rich's
Blog 22-28 Aug
On the scramble to be ready, and going in the right direction
22nd August 2005 - Rich's
Blog 15-21 Aug
On our master-plan to prepare ourselves, cool kit, and a few thanks
15th August 2005 - Rich's
Blog 8-14 Aug
On skills acquired, potential danger, and discovering new bits of the Thames
8th August 2005 - Rich's
Blog 1-7 Aug
On training, eating, and staying in one piece (as opposed to in a one-piece :)
1st August 2005 - Rich's
Blog 25-31 Jul
On the boat, and our first taste of competition
25th July 2005 - Rich's
Blog 18-24 Jul
On why anybody would consider this a good idea
3rd January 2005 - Radio Interview
Rich was interviewed on the breakfast show for BBC Radio Sheffield. We hope to
have a recording here soon.
23rd Dec 2004 - Charities
We announce to Cancer Research UK and the Make-a-Wish foundation that we will
be raising money on their behalf.
11th Dec 2004 - Harsh Realities
During one of Rich's trips back to the UK, Rich and Dan go for a first good
luck at their craft. Rich's first reaction is that she's incredibly small! We
spend a long time chatting to John Peck, the previous occupant of the boat, and
discover quite how much there is to do in the comparatively short time until
27th November.
18th Nov 2004 - Our boat!
Acting quickly with a potential shortage of good boats around, the guys put
down the deposit on Commodore Shipping, and start the long road into debt!
8th Nov 2004 - A boat for rowing
Dan goes to see the boat Commodore Shipping, a veteran of three successful
Atlantic crossings. She's a beauty, and Dan is immediately taken by her.
2nd Oct 2004 - Formal Announcement
In Dan and Rich's absence, Andrew Lea-Cox announces to the First and Third
Trinity College Boat Club Alumni dinner that Dan and Rich will be taking part
in the race. It's public now - no turning back!
10th Sep 2004 - Money
Realising that they need money to allow them to participate, the guys start to
send out sponsorship requests. Not much response sadly.
23rd Aug 2004 - An Identity
We become Team Atlantic Prince, named after our college alumni club, Black
Prince. We also decide to raise money for Cancer Research UK and the
Make-a-Wish foundation.
9th Aug 2004 - Bad Timing
Rich, working in Australia until March, calls his parents to tell them of his
new great plan. It is an unfortunate coincidence that the Pink Lady four,
trying to row from the US to the UK goes down on the same day, with the crew
being very lucky to be rescued - and even more unlucky that this becomes
headline news in the UK. Parents not 100% convinced.
1st Aug 2004 - A New Challenge!
On a rafting trip to Canada, Dan suggests to Rich that it would be a great idea
to enter the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005. Rich's response is obvious, given that
this website exists.
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