• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
GB Row Challenge

GB Row Challenge

the toughest rowing race in the world

  • Home
  • The Teams
    • 2021
      • A Shore Thing
      • Crew Finder
    • 2022
      • The Old Guards
      • The Norfolk BrOARds
  • Tracker
  • World Records
  • Gallery
  • Sign up
  • About us
  • Sponsorship
  • News
  • Contact

RACE UPDATE 08.16BST Jun 08

June 8, 2013 by Press Office

08.16 BST. Exactly one week since GBRow 2013 began at Tower Bridge in London, only two boats are still in the running for prizes.

The Islanders
The Islanders

The Islanders are currently on their sea anchor, 53 miles west of Bude. The four-man crew led by Josh Taylor are resting and waiting for the wind to change direction.

At the moment they are experiencing head winds that will make rowing difficult. While they are waiting, Gavin Sheehan is able to recover from a back strain he received rowing in extremely rough seas yesterday.

The wind is due to change to southerly on Monday, which help them through the Irish Sea on the journey north.

 

And the wind is favourable now for second-place Savoir Faire. The pair, Jason McKinlay and Josh Tarr, are waiting just off the Lizard for the tidal slighshot that will help catapult them around Land’s End and into the Celtic Sea. Will they get there in time for the wind change?

Savoir Faire is in sight of Pure Gym, who are carrying on with their 2,000 mile journey around Britain’s mainland, despite being eliminated from the race prizes because they took assistance from the RNLI after their boat’s electrics failed off the Devon coast two days ago.

 

Filed Under: Race Directors Journal

Primary Sidebar

Follow Us on Twitter

Tweets by GBRow2020
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Footer

  • Home
  • Row Around Great Britain
  • London 2 Lands End
  • Previous Events
  • About the Boats
  • About us
  • Crew Finder
  • The Teams
  • Race With Purpose
  • Sponsorship
  • Contact
  • Privacy and Cookie Policy

GB Row Challenge Ltd
5 Albany Courtyard
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0HF

© 2021 GB Row Challenge Ltd - Website by Inhabit Agency and Northerwood