HRH The Princess Royal wishes Tim & Dom good luck. After enquiring about their sanity... In May 2001 Royal Marine Commandos Tim Welford & Dominic (Dom) Mee set out to row the North Pacific unsupported from West to East. Departing Choshi, East of Tokyo the pair will row into the Kuroshio or black current , amongst the worlds strongest. 5000 miles and 120 days later, their finish line is the ...

The Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge is a unique sporting event that takes place in 2001, 36 pairs of amateur rowers from 15 countries will depart Los Gigantes Harbour, Tenerife bound for Port St Charles, Barbados a journey of over 2, 900 nautical miles. The rowing race is sponsored by Ward Evans in conjunction with Challenge Business.