Boat...
The Woodvale Pairs boats have been designed specifically for this Race.
Woodvale Pairs Boat Details
Length:
7 metres (23ft)
Beam:
1.9 metres (6.2ft)
No. of Crew:
2
Weight:
Unloaded 300kg
Loaded 1000kg
Designer:
Phil Morrison & Peter "Spud" Rowsell
Build Information:
Made from Lloyds approved marine plywood and GRP.
The Boat's Previous Crossings...
The boat was built in 2003 by Justin Adkin and Jamie Roswell, having been designed by Phil Morrison. It was the first 4 man boat to be built and set the 4's record in 2003/4 of 36 days 59 minutes and 12 seconds. Queensgate, as it was known was rowed to Barbados and won the 4 man class.
Queensgate were a crew from Dartmouth featuring Shaun Barker, Phil Langman, Jason Hart and Yorkie Lomas. A book of their adventure called Oar-Some is available.
| Boat Picture (click for link to website) | Boat Name (year) | Time |
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Queensgate (2003) | 36 d, 59 m, 12 s |
The boat was then passed onto David Martin, Glynn Coupland, Neil Wightwick and George Simpson who rowed under the new name of Atlantic 4. In 2005/6 Atlantic4 rowed to Antigua in 49 days 14 hours and 21 minutes, finishing in second place within their class.
| Boat Picture (click for link to website) | Boat Name (year) | Time |
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Atlantic4 (2005) | 49 d, 14 h, 21 m |
In 2007/8 Rachel Smith and Lin Griesel took over the boat, named her Barbara Ivy, and rowed across the Atlantic as a pair, raising money and awareness for the charity “Breast Cancer Care”. As a result Rachel and Lin painted the boat pink and rowed to Antigua in 76 days 11 hours and 12 minutes. They were the first to capsize her in bad weather, and fingers crossed, the last!
| Boat Picture (click for link to website) | Boat Name (year) | Time |
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Barbary Ivy (2007) | 76 d, 11 h, 12 m |
Rich and Tom took over ownership of the boat in October 2008 and are still looking to re-name her, subject to receiving a platinum sponsor. Hoping to complete the trip in around 60 days, the valuable experience of the other three crews is sure to continue the history and passion shown towards the original Queensgate.
Equipment...
To take part in this Race requires an enormous amount of mandatory and optional kit. To help, we have split the equipment into easy sections. If you would like to sponsor a specific item, please contact Paul Barnes. If you are wanting to be a general sponsor, please feel free to nominate the group of items you would like your money to be put towards and we will inform you the item you have bought. This is designed so you are not confronted with a list of hundreds of items.
Boat & Equipment |
Equipment vital to get us across the Atlantic safety and in the fastest possible time. Size of items vary and include the following: - Ocean Rowing Boat |
Comms & Nav
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We have a list of communication and navigational equipment vital to get us across the Atlantic in the shortest possible distance. These include the following: - Satellite Telephone |
Food & Supplies |
For a cost of 40GBP you could feed the team for a day giving them their daily 5,000 calorie intake. Your contribution will buy the team the following supplies: - 8 Dehydrated ration packs |
Luxury Items |
Luxury items to make the whole trip a bit more comfortable. Luxury items may provide the crew with much needed nourishment or a welcome distraction from life at sea: - Stereo Sound System |
Safety Items |
In case of an emergency the crew need the best equipment and safety devices to hand. Hopefully most of these will never be used but in the middle of the Atlantic all scenarios need to be covered. - Liferaft |
Courses and Fees |
Fees for the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race and Ocean Navigation and Safety courses including:
- Race Entry Fee |
