Category Archives: Channel Rowing

01
Jan
2012

Dedication is What You Do When Nobody is Watching

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Posted in Atlantic Row, Channel Rowing, Motivation
The last time I put to sea was with an injured soldier. Phil and I rowed together from England to France. Written on the boat were the words “Dedication is What You Do When Nobody is Watching”. It’s a saying that will serve me well crossing the Atlantic. There will be four of us out [...]

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03
Mar
2011

Book Review: A Dip in the Ocean

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Posted in Books, Channel Rowing, Expeditions
Rowing an ocean has been a dream of mine for a while. Reading Sarah Outen’s new book, A Dip in the Ocean, confirmed that I would indeed love the experience. However her book also made me realise that I am too impatient, slapdash and stingy to raise the money, learn all the skills and deal [...]

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19
May
2010

I Am What I Am – Roz Savage

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Posted in Channel Rowing, Lists, Motivation
Some interesting thoughts from ocean rower Roz Savage: o Don’t waste mental energy asking yourself if you CAN do something. Just do it. You’ll surprise yourself. I did. o Be clear about your objectives. Ignore others, stay true to yourself and measure success only against your own criteria. I was last to finish the race [...]

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09
May
2010

BBC Inside Sport on Phil Packer

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Posted in Channel Rowing, Charity, Expeditions
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01
Nov
2009

Guest Blog – Sarah Outen: “let’s raise a glass to not knowing which path to take, to exploring the options”

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Posted in Channel Rowing, Expeditions, Guest Blog, Motivation, Travel
‘To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom’ – Gide Sarah Outen is the youngest woman to row across any ocean. She is only the eighth woman to have rowed across an ocean solo. Of nine previous solo attempts to cross the Indian [...]

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15
Feb
2009

Rowing to France

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Posted in Channel Rowing, Charity
Despite seasickness, boat troubles and unkind tides, we made it to France! At midnight on Friday Phil and I pulled out of Dover harbour to try to row across the English Channel in support of Help for Heroes. 15 hours, and many vomits later we made it! You can read my account here. Any donations [...]

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10
Feb
2009

The end of the Training

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Posted in Best Bits, Channel Rowing, Charity
As with most things worth doing there have been times this week when I have wondered whether it was worth doing. Phil and I had hoped to be fine-tuning our rowing technique together, in preparation for rowing to France. But we lost one day to a broken down vehicle, and another to an iced-up slipway. [...]

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05
Feb
2009

Rowing Training begins (at last!)

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Posted in Channel Rowing, Expeditions
After the usual logistical stresses and the week’s snow chaos, it was a relief for Phil and I to get out on the water together at last today. The mirror-calm of the London Regatta Centre may not be an ideal replica for the world’s busiest shipping lane, but it was an ideal place for international [...]

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29
Nov
2007

Roz Savage – I am what I am

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Posted in Channel Rowing, Motivation
I Am What I Am The thoughts and philosophies of  Roz Savage , an impressive ocean-rowing adventurer. [ Sunday Times , 23 April 2006] o Don’t waste mental energy asking yourself if you CAN do something. Just do it. You’ll surprise yourself. I did. o Be clear about your objectives. Ignore others, stay true to [...]

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