Solo, single-handed, or unsupported? That is the question. Yesterday I read an article on www.theoceans.net which defines the rules on how … Read More
Atlantic Row
What were YOU doing at 4 o’clock on Saturday night?
Or shouldn’t I ask? Maybe on your way home, maybe still partying? Me, I was rowing… I’d woken up at … Read More
Wholebake Heaven
A surprise delivery 5 minutes ago – a huge, HUGE box full of 9 Bars, from those nice people at … Read More
Outboard engine? I don’t think so!
‘Hello, I’m enquiring about keeping my boat in the marina over the summer.’ ‘What sort of boat is it?’ ‘An … Read More
Ocean Rowers’ Social
An oxymoron, you may think – an ocean rowers’ social. Surely ocean rowing has to be one of the most … Read More
Dame Ellen – an inspiration
It was the crack of dawn on Sunday morning, and I was a whisker away from dashing down to London … Read More
Luddite rant
I remember an optimistic era (around the time of the Sinclair ZX 81) when technology was being hailed as the … Read More
Show Reels
This morning I got a copy of the showreel from OR TV – this is the 3-minute pilot video that … Read More
Four Hour Ergs and How To Survive Them
I wish I could say that I enter a Zen-like trance and elevate my mind to a higher plane, contemplating … Read More