Issue 2 - June 2004

Ocean Rowing Society Atlantic Rowing Race

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Remember our boys from the 1st newsletter (pictured here) attempting to row the Atlantic in the Ocean Rowing Society Atlantic Rowing Race (which is also dubbed the world's hardest)??

Here at Physio4Life, we are the official and proud sponsors of the team formed by James Doust and Nigel Gower, We have some good and bad news for you! To give you a little background on the race - it started in January 2004 in Tenerife in the Canary Islands and finished in the Caribbean island of Barbados in March, which is a straight-line distance of 2,900 miles in 2 months.

Good news- they have officially done it!

54days: 09hrs: 38mins: 20secs

But, unfortunately not without difficulty, as they capsized 2.6 miles of Port St. Charles / Barbados. A huge wave surprised the team and broke right next to them, with the boat being side-on to it. The wave picked them up and tumbled the boat throwing James and Nigel off. It was an utterly helpless moment, everything happened very quickly and with incredible force. Luckily no bones were broken. The greatest disappointment to the boys was the loss of the film and video footage along with the diary and the log book.

Nonetheless, what can we say but it is a true achievement of a lifetime!!

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