William is the founder of the round-Britain race, GB Row Challenge. He talks about the first circumnavigation, his Guinness World Record and leadership challenges under pressure.

Timestamps to the podcast

1:00 Introduction and background in rowing

3:00 The idea to raise money for charity and row around Britain

6:00 The route chosen with Tower Bridge as the start/finish line. Guinness Records involvement.

10:00 The storm in the Irish Sea

12:00 Planning and using the British Army as public relations.

18:00 We were running low on water when we got to Scotland. This led to crew conflict

25:00 How does the Army train for the unexpected?

27:00 Delineation of responsibility affects leadership decisions

30:00 Team creation and leadership. Dealing with disruptive individuals

34:00 GB Row Challenge June 2020. There are world records up for grabs - 2, 4 man and womens crews.

37:00 My Guinness record was beaten in 2013 by 6 hours. But I'm going to do the race again

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