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Day 73: A day in the life – part 3

850 miles to Miami Since I started writing about a life in the day of an ocean rowing fool the times have gotten more and more enjoyable and comfortable (at least for me they have, I can’t say for certain whether any one of the crew is slowly going crazy and plotting to kill all […]

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Day 71: Fear… what’s the use?

Countdown: 950 miles to go Fear. What is it good for? I think many folks thought I was crazy or just flat out lying when I told them I had no fear going into this ocean row. This is something I’ve struggled with many times in my life; people thinking I’m either in denial or suppressing my […]

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Day 47: A day in the life – part 2

It is now two weeks later and I have switched rowing partners and sleep schedules, but for the sake of continuity I will continue with my old day’s schedule… By the way, we switch partners when we are ready for a change or feel like it is a good time to do so. Nothing is […]

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Day 40: Don’t you get tired rowing 12 hours a day?

Yes of course we do, but rowing also quickly became the easiest thing to do on the boat. Persistent northerly winds and beam seas over the first several days were probably the hardest rowing days, and since then our bodies have adapted, and we have turned into lean, mean, rowing machines. We now feel most […]

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Day 36: I must confess…

I am not a rower. Yes, it’s true. I’m on a boat with 3 men whose combined years of rowing experience is more than the years of my life. I’ve never followed rowing, and if you had asked me a year ago about the Canadian Men’s 8+ in Beijing (i.e.- the race Adam won a […]