As the sun pushed itself above the horizon to light the sky at the start of another Sunday on Gran Canaria the crews were arriving at the marina for the last time. Despite spending the last two weeks making final preparations there would always be more to do. The crews arrived with their final bags…
The crews have spent the last two weeks in Gran Canaria ensuring that their boats and all their equipment are present and in excellent working condition. Supported by Mission Atlantic staff the teams have worked hard to make sure that they are as prepared as possible for their incredible endeavour. From watermakers to satellite phones,…
The anticipation is mounting as the Mission Atlantic 2024 event approaches. Among the brave crews preparing for the grueling voyage from Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria, to Port St Charles, Barbados, are the Rowing Stones (https://www.therowingstones.com) and Oceans Elite (https://oceanseliterow.com). Both teams have faced a myriad of challenges in their quest to conquer the Atlantic, each…
Ocean row boat – Endurance has had a pretty torrid time of it over the last few months but things are turning around for the better. After spending 10 months at sea drifting across the Atlantic Ocean and being rescued by a Bahaman man out on a fishing trip. She has been cleaned up, repaired…
We are really looking forward to a new scale of Mission Atlantic in 2024. We’ve already got two crews committed to the event and are expecting at least 2 more to come and join our very special community. This site will become the prime location for all the latest news and conversation regarding Mission Atlantic…
After 59 days 13 hours and 47 minutes since leaving Gran Canaria the team of Cockleshell Endeavour crossed the finish line of Mission Atlantic in Barbados and a few minutes later they were tucking into burgers and fries on the dock at Port St Charles. Bums are sore, muscles aching and everyone is exhausted but…
After nearly 2 months at sea and with nearly no food remaining in their boat, Cockleshell Endeavour are making their final approach to Barbados. At the time of writing they have just 43nm to go (in a straight line) between them and the finish line at Port St Charles. They’ve requested a pile of fast…
After nearly 2 months at sea the team of Cockleshell Endeavour are now under 200nm from finishing in Barbados. There was a concern about how much food the crew had left as they set out with 51 days of food and 5 days of meal replacement drink powders. About 2 weeks we had a conversation…
After such a long time at sea, grafting, grunting and grinding against the ocean Team Cockleshell Endeavour are finally able to enjoy some decent following conditions. The last time they saw land was weeks and weeks ago and although they cannot see Barbados yet it’s clear from their most recent progress and our conversations with…
After a gruelling 48 days 4 hours and 17 minutes of rowing Atlantic Dagger arrived in Port St Charles. Due to Covid restrictions they had to hang around for a while waiting for health inspectors to confirm that they were free of Covid (not difficult given that they’ve been in isolation for 6 weeks) but…