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Motion of the Ocean!

The #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Team moves in six degrees of motion: Heave, Sway, Surge, Roll, Pitch and Yaw!

#OceanRowing 🚣‍♂️ #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨

I've added axes and text on the beautiful boat ✏️ drawing by Rannoch 🔗 www.rannochadventure.com/boats-2/rx45
February 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Day 26 (noon 🕛 report) – looking good 👍

Remember to join the Live Video call coming in from the middle of the #AtlanticOcean this Saturday 12PM 🇬🇧 time.

#RowForIt25 Facebook 🔗 facebook.com/rowforit25

Stay safe 🙏

#AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨
February 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Waiting for confirmation of the start date. Hopefully soon 🙏

Unpredictable weather and rough seas are just a few of the many challenges that #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 will face during their #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨

#Safety first!

#OceanRowing from #Lanzarote 🇮🇨 to #Antigua 🇦🇬
January 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Day 1 (noon report) for the #RowForIt25 Team – Doing really well 👍

A huge crowd at Marina Rubicon yesterday cheered on #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 as they embarked on their #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨

Now south-east of #Fuerteventura 🇮🇨 on the Live Tracker 📍 yb.tl/atlanticdash...
February 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Day 11 (noon 🕛 report) – already 20% of the #AtlanticDash2025 completed 💪

#RowForIt25 🇬🇧 making great progress towards #Antigua 🇦🇬
February 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Day 6 (08:00 🕗 report) – #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 rowed 76 miles in 24 hours 💪

Stunning #satellite 🛰️ photo of #VonKármán vortices formed by the #CanaryIslands 🇮🇨

#AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨

📷 by EU Commission, Copernicus EU Sentinel-3 🛰
February 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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T-7 days to launch!

Rowing the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨 for charity:

🎈 #EleanorsFight 🔗 justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
💙 Evelina London 🔗 justgiving.com/page/peter-r...
❤️ Coma Research at Cardiff Uni 🔗 justgiving.com/page/darren-...
🦈 The Shark Trust UK 🔗 justgiving.com/page/nick-at...

📷 #RowForIt25
Rowing 3,200 miles across the Atlantic Ocean for charity: - Eleanor's Fight against Kidney Disease - Evelina London Children's Hospital - Care for Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness Research at Cardiff University - The Shark Trust UK
January 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Day 53 (final noon 🕛 report) – what an epic achievement by the #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Team!

Less than 10 nautical miles to the finish line 🏁 in #Antigua 🇦🇬

#OceanRowing from #Lanzarote 🇮🇨 to #Antigua 🇦🇬 in the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨
March 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Day 15 (noon 🕛 report) – today is International #WorldWhaleDay 🐳

Hopefully #RowForIt25’s 🇬🇧 will get to see more #whales 🐋, #dolphins 🐬 or even a #shark 🦈 during their #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨

🐋 in 🇬🇧 waters 🔗 www.mcsuk.org/news/whales-...

Background 📷 by Berggruen Institute
February 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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📣 The #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♀️🚣🚣🚣 fleet line-up at Marina Rubicón getting ready to row 3,200 miles from #Lanzarote 🇮🇨 to #Antigua 🇦🇬

1⃣ Cruising Free 🇬🇧
2⃣ #RowForIt25 🇬🇧
3⃣ Waves to Awareness 🇦🇬
4⃣ Polly Anne 🇬🇧

Hoping for a positive weather update tonight 🙏
January 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Bravo #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 rounding the southernmost point of #Antigua 🇦🇬 as they approach the finish line 🏁

#OceanRowing 3,000 nautical miles (5,000 km) across the #AtlanticOcean 🌎🚣‍♂️🌍

Only 10 nautical miles to go in the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨

🗺️ Live Tracker by YB Tracking 📍 cf.yb.tl/atlanticdash...
March 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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T-5 days to the start of the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨

The weather forecast for Thursday predicts fairly high winds and 2 meter waves 🌊🚣🌊

Let's follow very closely and hopefully we'll also hear from weatherman Simon Rowell 🙏

#RowForIt25 🇬🇧 #OceanRowing from #Lanzarote 🇮🇨 to #Antigua 🇦🇬

🗺️ by Windy.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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T-10 days to the start!

The #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Team will be heading-out on Sunday the 23rd of January. Weather permitting 🙏

Follow their progress on the Live Tracker 📍 yb.tl/atlanticdash...

The #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨 from #Lanzarote 🇮🇨 to #Antigua 🇦🇬

📷 by organiser Monkey Fist Adventures / Atlantic Dash
Starting from Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote, rowing 3200 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean to Antigua in the Caribbean.
January 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Next stop #Antigua 🇦🇬

Fair winds and following seas to all four teams in the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨

1️⃣ Cruising Free 🇬🇧
2️⃣ Waves to Awareness 🇦🇬
3️⃣ Polly Anne 🇬🇧
4️⃣ #RowForIt25 🇬🇧

Follow their progress on the Live Tracker 📍 yb.tl/atlanticdash...

📷 by The Atlantic Dash 🔗 www.atlanticdash.com/atlantic-das...
Sophie Pierce, Polly Zipperlen, Janine Williams and Miyah Periam raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Paul Sartori Hospice at Home and Emily's Entourage. Steffan Evans and Ruby Coates will row from Lanzarote to Antigua raising vital funds and awareness for the Caribbean Maritime Safety Association (CMSA). Gary Hutchings rowing solo across the Atlantic to raise funds for MND, Devon Air Ambulance & British Airborne Forces. Nick Southwood, Neil Glover, Darren Smith and Pete Ross form the ocean rowing team Row For It raising funds to The Shark Trust (UK), Eleanor’s fight through kidney disease, Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre” at Cardiff University and Evelina London Children's Charity.
January 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Day 51 (noon 🕛 report) – only 21 miles between Cruising Free and #RowForIt25 🚀

If #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 can continue at this incredible fast pace (70+ NM in 24 hours), then they will have caught-up with Cruising Free 🚣‍♀️ by next noon report!

#OceanRowing #AtlanticDash2025 #Antigua
March 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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📢 Well done Peter Ross! Currently #rowing across the Atlantic Ocean for #charity, Pete reached his goal today in support of Evelina London Children's Hospital ❤️

Now 88% into the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣 Keep rowing and donating 🙏 www.justgiving.com/page/peter-r...

#RowForIt25 🇬🇧
March 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Day 32 (noon 🕛 report) – 60% done 💪

Still very windy out there! Stay safe 🙏

#AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨

View #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 on the Live Tracker 📍 yb.tl/atlanticdash...
March 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Today the #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Team completed 53% of the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨 the same as Neil Glover’s chosen charity 🔗 justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Supporting #EleanorsFight 🎈 and #TeamKidney 🇬🇧

📸 by #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Facebook 🔗 facebook.com/rowforit25
March 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Great to see that the #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Team reached the halfway point, rowing (3,200 miles/5,000 km) from #Lanzarote 🇮🇨 to #Antigua 🇦🇬

Crew member Nick Southwood’s chosen charity the Shark Trust UK 🦈 also reached the halfway point 🔗 justgiving.com/page/nick-at...

#DoSomeFin 🦈 #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨
March 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Day 23 (noon 🕛 report) – let the sun shine 😎

#RowForIt25 🇬🇧 harness the ☀️ to generate clean electricity ⚡️ powering their VHF radio, satcom and safety equipment onboard 👍

#AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨 #SolarEnergy 🌞

🗺️ by Windy 🔗 www.windy.com/-Solar-power...
February 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Day 18 (noon 🕛 report) – small boat. BIG ocean!

Nick mentioned on the video call Saturday that they haven't seen a ship for a week.

In fact, the closest to #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 is Pollyanne 🚣‍♂️ 114 miles due west ... and they may not see another vessel before they reach #Antigua 🇦🇬

🗺️ by #MarineTraffic 🛳️
February 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM