Isolation Inspiration #2 - Atlantic Generation Gap
Isolation inspiration #2 :
Hear from Brittany Staniforth, a friend of ours, and one quarter of a team who will row the Atlantic in December as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Britt, her dad Stan, her friend Victoria, and Victoria’s boyfriend Ed are training hard, and fundraising for MIND, Rural Assistance Nepal, Royal Marines Charity and Women’s Aid. Read more about why, (WHY??!?!?), Mandy the boat and modesty ponchos here @atlanticgenerationgap . Once some degree of normality returns we’ll be looking forward to holding an event to support the adventurers and the charities.
“The team is made up of me, my dad Stan, my friend Victoria, our Spanish-Yorkshire woman, and her boyfriend Ed, the royal marine.
“The challenge is a race from La Gomera to Antigue, about 3,000 miles. Rowing 2 hours on and 2 hours off. It’ll take about 40-50 days. We’ll sleep in pods at the ends of the boat. We will also probably see dolphins, sharks and maybe orcas!
“We’re doing it for exploration, fascination and adventure into the unknown.”
Fun facts:
“Stan will be in his 60th year during this adventure.
Out boat is called Mandy, after my mum, Stan’s promise which helped convince her it was a great idea.
We will be the first father and daughter in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
Victoria is the first Spanish woman to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
We are taking an Aeropress in order to have fresh coffee as our favourite treat.
We’ll eat about 5,000 calories per day.
Our toilet is a bucket on deck.
A lot of the time we will be naked - due to chafing! – and we will therefore employ the use of a ‘modesty poncho’!”
