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What it’s like to row across the Atlantic ocean
Ocean rowing: sky high waves; blisters; arguments; boat failures - it's a sport that's not for the faint-hearted!
In 2017, a team of 5 guys decided to row over 3500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from Europe to South America to set a new world record. Along the way, we encountered huge mechanical issues, rough seas, terrible weather, and social challenges. This is how we got on
5 things a team should do before rowing across an ocean
Much work has been done on documenting the various personality types (such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Nine Belbin Team Roles, to name a few) and there is abundance of research out metrics to show that the top-performing organisations are the ones that attract and retain people from across all the different personality spectrums.
But what about expeditions and adventure projects?
How to get businesses to support your ocean rowing expedition
Ocean rowing expeditions are notoriously expensive, with the average project cost being well over £100,000 before you even start the challenge. With that in mind, most ocean rowing expeditions can only happen with some support from businesses, whether that’s financial backing or equipment donations. But these only happen if the business sees a ‘Return on Investment’ (RoI – remember this term and the acronym, it’s important when talking to businesses!) for their support to your project.
37 things you’ll want to take on an ocean rowing expedition
In 2017, I rowed over 3500 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean with 4 other guys, this is some of the kit I couldn’t live without and wished I’d had.
