origins
In the second half of 2019, Team Roaring40s was formed; Dan Wise and Ian Yates embarked on a campaign to row across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
The race, known for being the toughest row in the world, takes participants 3,000 nautical miles from La Gomera in the Canaries, to Antigua. The Roaring40s campaign, fraught with the challenges of Covid and personal situations, certainly wasn’t easy. But in December 2022 Ian and Dan set off to battle high seas and awkward winds, achieving their goal and reaching the Caribbean 53 days later.