"The definition of insanity is doing
the same thing over and over and over
and over again, but expecting a
different result."
- Albert Einstein
"The toughest part of getting to the
top of the ladder, is getting through
the crowd at the bottom."
- Anonymous
Atlantic Rowing Challenge
In 2004, inspired by press reports of
Atlantic rowers, Fraser & John Peck decided to take on
the hardest challenge of their lives – to row an ocean,
in a small two man rowing boat. They were at sea - often
rowing in fierce storms – for 67 days. During that time
they relentlessly rowed for two hours on and two hours
off, never resting for more than an hour and a half
throughout that period. They faced all that the ocean
could throw at them and it nearly brought them to their
knees.
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Despite this, their determination saw them through and
they made it successfully from the Canary Islands to
Barbados – 3000 miles of rowing without assistance.
Remarkably they remained the best of friends throughout.
They still retain the record of being the eldest Britons
to row the Atlantic completely unsupported.
