The Ocean Rowing Podcast

Update Episode #27
First Aid Kits! Tips from ocean rowers on what they used and brought with them on their ocean crossing!

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Alex Mason is an adventurist on land and water! From hiking to ocean rowing, Alex crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a 4 person boat in early 2020 and is planning to row across the Indian Ocean in 2022 and is part of MonkeyFist Adventures! Learn a little about the differences between an organized crossing and an independent crossing as well as some fundraising tricks, sea sickness and so much more! 
https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/alex-mason

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Update Episode #26
Let's talk about your bootie!!!
What do you use for your bum in the ocean?

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Mark Potter is a future ocean rower taking on the NOMAN is an island race to end HPV by joining a crew to do a short but important row! Nobody said ocean rowing had to be from conitnent to continent! Learn about what Mark is rowing for, a bit about this race, how much work it still takes to get to the starting line, and how this might be a great option for ocean rowers!
Support Mark here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mark-potter-noman

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Update Episode #25
Book Review #1 - Alone Across the Pacific Ocean by Alex Bellini

Book: https://amzn.to/2Rk5oCx

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I have gathered book recommendations from ocean rowers! Listen for more info, but here's some info.

1. Sally's Odd at Sea - Sally Kettle
2. Rowing the Atlantic - Roz Savage
3. Stop Drifting, start rowing - Row Savage
4. Dare to Do - Sarah Outen
5. Rowing it alone - Debra Searle
6. Battling the oceans in a rowboat - Mick Dawson
7. Little Shop of Fools - Charles Wilkens
8. The Naked Rower by Rob Hamill - although really hard to find
9. The Oarsome Adventures of a Fat Boy Rower - Kevin Biggar
10. Alone Across the Pacific Ocean - Alen Bellini and Francesca Urso
11. Daring the Sea - David Shaw 
12. Rowing into the Son - Jordan Hanssen
13. On Tempestuous Seas…rowing two oceans by Elin Has Davies 
14. Antigua or Bust - Rachel Smith
15. Four Mums In a Boat - Janette Beaddi, Helen Butters, Niki Doeg, Frances Davies
16. The Crossing - Ben Fogle
17. A fighting chance - Chat Blythe and John Ridgeway
18. Atlantic Lady - Dianne Carrington
19. Row Aurora by Dawn Wood
20. Across the Savage Sea - Maud Fontenoy
21. How to Break the Atlantic Rowing World Record after brain surgery - Emma Wolstenholme
22. Alone - The true story of the man who fought sharks, waves, and weather of the pacific and won - Gerard d’Aboville
23. Bold Man of the Sea: My Epic Journey - Jim Shekhdar
24. A Pearl in the Storm: How I found my heart in the middle of the ocean - Tori Murden
25. Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope - Julia Immonen
26. Just Keep Rowing: Lessons from the Atlantic Ocean by the youngest person to row it alone by Katie Spotz

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Christian Shaw is the co-founder and director of Plastic Tides. Plastic Tides mission is to inspire and catalyze action toward a plastic free future through adventure, education, and youth empowerment. We also chatted about hwo to reach out to charities! If you want to get involved with the relay, https://www.plastictides.org/relay. Checkout stats on plastic pollution at adventurescientists.org

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Update episode #22:

What is dot watching, updates on TWAC, and future episode info.

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Claire Allinson from Oarsome Foursome was part of the fastest female trio to cross the Atlantic in TWAC 2019. This episode goes back to our origins and provides so many useful tips for future ocean rowers, that you have to check this podcast out if you are planning to row an ocean. You can reach Claire at [email protected]

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A quick shoutout to those still crossing the Atlantic! Let's not forget some people are still on their crossing and we wish them the best of luck!

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