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Rowing Club Take On Atlantic Challenge For Mountbatten

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Newport Rowing Club's world-famous Atlantic Challenge is underway, to raise funds for Mountbatten Hospice.

20 club members are taking on the 4,700km course, hoping to recover the distance from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua.

They will be doing this from home, on rowing machines whilst the club remains closed because of coronavirus.

Rowers are hoping to cover 100kms a day and finish the challenge by the end of July.

Chairman of the club, Kev Bennett said:

We wanted to find a way to join together as a club whilst we can’t get out and compete on the water. It also gives us a chance to raise money for the Mountbatten Hospice who do so much good work across the Island.’ 


You can donate to Mountbatten and keep up to date with how the team are progressing here.
 

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