News and Updates

A student with a passion for ocean conservation has started a PhD at the University of Portsmouth.  Over the next three years, Leah Weatherup will analyse ocean pollution data from the GB Row Challenge, and other UK sources, creating one of the most comprehensive views yet of human impacts on marine environments. Originally from Basingstoke, […]

Please join us to celebrate Coastal Odyssey’s world record-breaking row around Great Britain! Date: Saturday 26 October, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Location: Tudor Rowing Club, Eastern Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5LY Parking: There is free parking at the club, but if it’s full there is plenty of additional parking at the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre next door […]

A team of ocean rowers has set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest mixed team of six to complete the GB Row Challenge unsupported. Departing from Tower Bridge, London, on 9 June, the crew of ‘Coastal Odyssey’ has rowed continuously and unsupported for the last 49 days, one hour and 29 minutes, covering […]

Coastal Odyssey After returning to English waters at around 4am on Friday morning, the team again experienced less than helpful wind conditions, forcing them inshore to hug the coastline as they continued south, passing the historically important site of Lindisfarne (Holy Island) with its recorded history dating back to 635 AD.  Soon after, Bamburgh Castle […]

Coastal Odyssey On Sunday, 14 July, at around 10pm, a weather window opened up, allowing the team to move out of their anchorage at Peedie Sands in Dunnet Bay and head out to round Dunnet Head to navigate the Pentland Firth (see below chart). This 8-mile stretch of water separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness […]

Coastal Odyssey After passing under the Skye Bridge and into the Inner Sound, which lies between Raasay Island and the Scottish mainland, early on Monday evening, Coastal Odyssey made impressive progress as they rowed strongly into the North Minch, the strait of water separating the Outer Hebrides from mainland Scotland. The coastline here is rugged […]

Coastal Odyssey The Coastal Odyssey team reached the Northern Irish coastline on Monday evening, July 1st. Despite strong north-westerly winds, they made steady progress along the coast, passing the stunning Mourne Mountains and the rugged County Down coastline. They continued past Strangford Lough and Belfast. With their weather window closing, it was critical for the […]

Coastal Odyssey After 48 unwanted hours at anchor in Rosslare Bay, the winds finally eased enough to allow Coastal Odyssey to start moving north along the east coast of Ireland. With winds still blowing from the northwest and west, progress has been challenging for the team. They have had to hug the coastline tightly so the […]

Coastal Odyssey Late on Saturday evening, with a promising weather window opening up, Coastal Odyssey set out from Carbis Bay, St Ives, heading towards St George’s Channel. This stretch of water, connecting the Irish Sea with the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, is known for its strong tidal currents, busy shipping Traffic Separation Schemes […]

Coastal Odyssey Once past Portland Bill and into Lyme Bay, leaving the Jurassic Coastline behind them, Coastal Odyssey set a course for the Lizard peninsular, the most southerly point of Great Britain. With more favourable weather conditions they made impressive progress whilst being accompanied by dolphins most of the way. They also had a Royal […]