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Ocean Rowing Team Waves to Awareness

We (The CMSA) are proud to announce a partnership with Ocean Rowing Team Waves to Awareness! Ruby Coates and Steffan Evans will be rowing for the CMSA!


From the team...

“We will row 3,200 miles from Lanzarote to Jolly Harbour in a 28ft ocean rowing boat, starting January 23rd, 2025.

With our business and charitable links to Antigua, we are honoured to undertake this amazing journey on behalf of The Caribbean Maritime Safety Association, and the National Sailing Academy“


About their mission... 

Their mission goes beyond the journey—they are using this challenge as a platform to raise awareness of the association and more importantly, of water safety. Funds raised by the team go direct to the our mission... "For better Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Water Safety Awareness". 

Our Generous Sponsors!

Richard Watson Caribbean Real Estate
SheerRocks: Perched atop a rocky cliff, in the center of Antigua’s gorgeous west coast.
Ondeck Maritime Training offers a huge range of maritime courses, from the RYA, MCA and ADOMS.
Jolly Harbour Marina: Antigua's most comprehensive marina facilities, on the west coast of Antigua.
Energie Antigua is a modern gym and yoga retreat, a holistic hub located in English Harbour, Antigua
State Insurance Company Limited - Premier Financial Service Company in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Energie Antigua is a modern gym and yoga retreat, a holistic hub located in English Harbour, Antigua
  • State Insurance Company Limited - Premier Financial Service Company in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Richard Watson Caribbean Real Estate
  • SheerRocks: Perched atop a rocky cliff, in the center of Antigua’s gorgeous west coast.
  • Ondeck Maritime Training offers a huge range of maritime courses, from the RYA, MCA and ADOMS.
  • Jolly Harbour Marina: Antigua's most comprehensive marina facilities, on the west coast of Antigua.
  • Energie Antigua is a modern gym and yoga retreat, a holistic hub located in English Harbour, Antigua
  • State Insurance Company Limited - Premier Financial Service Company in Antigua and Barbuda

The Challenge...

Worlds Longest Rowing Event

The Atlantic Dash is the WORLD'S LONGEST ROWING EVENT... it’s the ultimate test of mental resilience, preparedness and teamwork. The team must work together to ensure their success, with the whole row being unsupported..


Yes, unsupported, no support vessels, no back-up’s, just the team, the equipment they set off with and that’s it. That includes self reliance in medical emergencies, capsizes, equipment failure… everything!

How Far?

The crew will be rowing from Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, across 3,200 miles of open ocean, before arriving at the finish line in Jolly Harbour Marina, Antigua.


On finishing, the team would have rowed over 1,000,000 strokes and consumed over 1,200,000 calories between them!

How Long?

Preparing for the worst, the team must be self reliant for over 70 days. During that time they will experience sleep deprivation, extreme fatigue, mass weight loss, huge seas to name just a few!  


Equipment will break and fail, the vessel may capsize and extreme weather may be encountered. There will be little room to shelter in the cabins which are smaller than a double bed (without all the equipment in them!). 

Contact us for sponsorship opportunities...

Sponsorship

The Ocean Rowing Boat...

Measuring 28ft long and a little under 6ft wide, this is the crew’s life support system, from start to finish. The boat will carry everything they need for the duration of their journey. The team will be rowing in pairs and will be running on a shift pattern of two hours rowing followed by two hours resting for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That means for anything between 35 and 70 days, nobody will be getting more than 90 minutes of sleep at a time.  


From the second the crew push off, until they next set foot on land, the boat will be everything to them. 


They will either be on deck rowing or they will be in the tiny cabin which is about two thirds the size of a double bed. Inside this, they will rest, cook, eat, sleep, film vlogs, navigate, communicate with the outside world and each other, patch up any injuries, write blogs, carry out equipment repairs, clean themselves… in fact, the only thing they won't be doing in the cabin is going to the toilet. 


To most people's amusement, using the toilet facilities is an alfresco affair that bears a striking resemblance to a bucket on deck. This is largely due to the fact it is a bucket on deck. Lovely when it is sunny and calm but try to imagine yourself balanced atop of said bucket whilst there are howling winds and towering waves crashing onto you, whilst being watched by your rowing partner!  

Contact us for sponsorship opportunities...

Sponsorship

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