Vic Handley is a man from Derby in the UK. Weeks after his 70th birthday he will become the third oldest man to take on the world's toughest row.

In December Vic will set off in his City Of Derby boat and row 3000 miles solo across the Atlantic. But he isn't just doing it to achieve an ambition...

In this episode Vic says an emotional goodbye to his wife, Val, as he flies out to La Gomera to be reunited with his "City of Derby" boat and carries out the final preparations before the Atlantic row begins.