
About Us
Our race is organised by rowers who have been there themselves, meaning GB Row’s priority is to ensure teams have an enjoyable and safe race round the spectacular British coastline.
GB Row founders Will de Laszlo and Jim Bastin’s vision for the race is to not only host the toughest rowing challenge in the world, open to private boats and entries, but to also add a powerful sustainable purpose to the event, leaving a legacy in the sport of ocean rowing for our environment.
Meet The Team

William De Laszlo
GB Row World Record Holder (2005)
Founder of GB Row Challenge
Inaugural Guinness World Record Holder and twice circum navigated Great Britain by rowing boat

Jim Bastin
GB Row World Record Holder (2005)
Director of Operations at GB Row Challenge LTD

Paddy Gallagher
Navigation & Seamanship Coach
Paddy was a member of the Row2Recovery team, the first all amputees to row the Atlantic in TWAC 2015

Laura Fantuzzi
Laura will spend the next three years at the University of Portsmouth analysing ocean pollution data collected by rowers. Please email science@gbrowchallenge.com
to contact Laura

Sophie Wagstaff
to contact Sophie
