As the departure date draws ever closer, the OAR Project team are taking delivery of an increasing number of parcels and packages, sent by our generous sponsors. McMurdo have supplied a Smartfind EPIRB and two Fast Find Personal EPIRBs for the team, together with floating pouches and lanyards for the Personal EPIRBs. McMurdo has been […]
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Rowing an ocean is a major challenge to undertake and finding someone to replace Mick Dawson was no easy task. Taking on the North Atlantic requires experience and tenacity and I can’t think of a better person to step up to the plate than Roz Savage. As an ocean rower, Roz is a true professional who brings a
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Roz Savage to join Andrew Morris for the OAR We are delighted to announce that Roz Savage will be joining the OAR Team. Roz, holder of four world records for ocean rowing, is an eminent environmental campaigner who uses ocean rowing to inspire action on the greatest environmental challenges facing the world today. Mick Dawson,
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Join the excitement as Bojangles, the 24-foot, carbon/kevlar composite foam ocean rowboat is refitted ready for her forthcoming journey across the North Atlantic. From March 1 to March 7, visit with British Ocean Rowers Mick Dawson and Andrew Morris as they ready their high-tech craft at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s Hyde Street Pier. During the seven-day
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Wednesday March 7th 2012. Arrival from 11.45am, programme starting at 12.30pm. St Francis Yacht Club, 99 Yacht Road, San Francisco, CA 94123. All members of Yacht Clubs in Northern California’s Pacific InterClub Yacht Association welcome. Lunch (optional) $17.
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It’s been a busy few hours on the world’s oceans for ocean rowers… and their rescuers! In the last 48 hours the six crew of Sara G were rescued from the Atlantic, while on the other side of the world in the Bass Straight, a crew of three requested assistance. It’s a stark reminder that
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Ever wondered what life on an ocean rowing boat would be like? Endless open water. Rowing day in, day out. Andrew and Mick are no strangers to the highs and lows of ocean rowing. In 2005, the pair competed in the bi-annual Atlantic Rowing Race from the Canary Islands to Antigua. Catch a glimpse of
A professional yacht captain and former Royal Marine Commando, Mick Dawson has spent his whole adult life working and living on, around and occasionally in the sea. You’ll always find Mick wherever the action is. He is currently employed in the maritime security industry, protecting cargo ships from attack by pirates!
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