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GB Rowers are off the Scottish East Coast
25 June 2005

FOUR rowers attempting a world record for rowing non-stop 2,000 miles around the British mainland have reached Aberdeen.

After passing John O’Groats on Thursday, the GB Row Challenge team are steaming down the Scottish east coast and given good weather and the continuation of the tail wind that is assisting them, they could the border tomorrow (Sunday) Grenadier Gurdsmen Lt Will de Laszlo, Lt Ben Jesty, Sgt James Bastin and company director Will Turnage are still averaging around 70 miles a day in their 23-feet-long boat ‘Outward Bound’ – well up on the 50 miles the predicted before the start of their gruelling expedition.

The crew are beginning to turn their thoughts to their homecoming at Tower Bridge, where they can expect an ecstatic welcome.

Keep an eye on the team’s website, www.gbrowchallenge 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. Now we have to start collecting money for our two
charities.”

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