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GB Rowers : We're on the way home!
24 June 2005
FOUR rowers attempting a world record for rowing non-stop 2,000 miles around the British mainland are on the final leg of their incredible journey.
Yesterday, the GB Row Challenge team passed John O’Groats, the most northerly point on the mainland, and are now heading south down the east coast of Scotland. Grenadier Gurdsmen Lt Will de Laszlo, Lt Ben Jesty, Sgt James Bastin and company director Will Turnage timed their tides perfectly and negotiated the tricky Pentland Firth currents without incident. |
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"Now we want everyone who has been following our progress to start collecting for our two charities so the total raised will be huge by the time we reach Tower Bridge.”
William de Laszlo |
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The crew in their 23-feet-long boat, Outward Bound, now have a northerly wind at their backs to help them on the last 700 miles back to Tower Bridge in London where they can expect an ecstatic welcome. Keep checking the team’s website, www.gbrowchallenge.com in the next few days to find out when they are due to arrive back.
Non-stop circumnavigation of Great Britain in a rowing boat has never been attempted before. Because of Britain's treacherous tides and crowded shipping lanes, this is one of the most dangerous journeys ever to be made in a rowing boat.
Skipper Will de Laszlo, 26, from London, said: “It’s a great morale booster to know we’re on the final leg, on our way home A lot can happen in the next few days but we’re confident we can finish this journey in a time that will be hard to beat.
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"Now we want everyone who has been following our progress to start collecting for our two charities so the total raised will be huge by the time we reach Tower Bridge.”
You can also make a donation to their two chosen charities, The Outward Bound Trust and the Bud Flanagan Fund for leukaemia research by clicking here.
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