Today is day 20 of isolation due to coronavirus, and we’ve all got into a routine….. Routine is good. People who knew me pre-Parkinsons, will be surprised to hear me say that it is the best thing ever! For me, it helps enormously; my body loves the routine, hence why I’m sat here watching breakfast…
by Rachel Hearn It has been thirty days. Dozens of vomits, one broken bracket, multiple phone calls to multiple coast guard units, a diverted Portuguese fishing vessel, one crew member’s departure, several days on land in Cape Verde, and a lot of welding since the crew set off from Lanzarote. Doesn’t make it sound eventful…
It’s six o’clock in the morning on the first day of 2020. I’ve managed a lie in this morning. Well, for me it was; it’s usually been four a.m.! Although, it’s possibly because we were woken up at midnight by a million fireworks, that I’ve been able to stay in bed a bit longer! Recently…
From being a very small child, all I ever wanted was a dog. I didn’t want millions of pounds, fancy clothes, or big swanky houses, all I ever wanted was a dog. It didn’t have to be any specific type of dog, just a dog. I didn’t want a fantastic career, I just wanted to…
I’m sitting in my lovely new home, in our kitchen/family room, its 4:30am in the morning, and I have less than two weeks before I leave to row the Atlantic ocean! Which is precisely the reason why I’m awake at 4:30am on my day off. The nerves are starting to kick in a little, but…
When I got involved in this research program with Oxford Brooks University, I was told what they’d discovered during the previous study. In layman’s terms; when they tested Robin after the Indian Ocean row in 2018 it showed that his body didn’t utilise carbs, but fats instead, there are a lot more technical things which…
In May 2014 I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease and during the following five years I carried on with life trying things I hadn’t done before. Not necessarily anything really ‘out there’, but for me at the age of 43 some of the things were things I had never tried before. I did…
MEET THE CREW Who is John Haskell? CREW ∙ OCTOBER 15, 2019 After acquiring an old wooden boat that was an exhibit in Swansea maritime museum and totally rebuilding it, John,50, successfully rowed across the Atlantic Ocean as one of a pair. He has two teenage children and believes the most important role in life is…
MEET THE CREW Who is Billy Taylor? CREW ∙ JULY 14, 2019 Billy started ocean rowing challenges in 2014 after finding out his childhood friend had been diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. He has rowed across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Mediterranean and the English Channel, all of which have been to raise awareness…
MEET THE CREW Who is Alex Mason? CREW ∙ JUNE 15, 2019 Alex, 36, is a multi-discipline adventurer, she has walked over 9,400 miles around the world, spent 6 months in the saddle cycle touring through Australia and Indonesia, and she has summited a few mountains. Alex has limited experience on the water but is keen…