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Transatlantic Challenge - Rowing Home
19/05/08 - Update 05/06/08

Wayne Davey, Captain of the Pirates 'Amateurs, is aiming to beat the record for crossing the Atlantic with the 'Scilly Boys', follow their progress as they row for home www.woodvale-challenge.com

Update
Saturday 14 June 01:00

Rowers capsize but rescued safely

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At the end of a busy rugby season most players have the chance to take it easy for a few weeks, but not Penzance & Newlyn RFC's Wayne Davey.

The captain of the Pirates 'Amateurs', who also coaches the Pirates Colts, Wayne will be called upon to show all the commitment he shows on the rugby field, and a great, great deal more besides when he participates in the 'Woodvale North Atlantic Challenge 2008'.

Training At Sea On "Scilly Boys"

Wayne Davey

As a member of a four-man rowing team, Wayne will join three 'Scillonians' for the challenge of a lifetime, their aim to beat the record for crossing the Atlantic from New York to Bishop Rock lighthouse, which presently stands at 55 days 13 hours.

The Transatlantic Challenge starts from the Statute of Liberty on the 1st June, the first such unsupported crossing of the Atlantic, and their team the only one that will actually be rowing towards home!

Wayne is born and bred Cornishman who lives in Newlyn and is a member of the Penlee Lifeboat.

Aged 30, he has played professional rugby in the past, and has also been employed by the Westcountry Ambulance Service since 2001 as a paramedic.

Wayne Davey

His rowing colleagues are Chris Jenkins, Tim Garratt and Joby Newton.

All four, who will fly to New York this weekend, are keen to look at this project with an aim to support worthwhile charity causes:RNLI 'Train One, Save Many' - Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust - 'Above and Beyond' enhancing Bristol's Special Baby Care Unit, and Breakthrough Breast Cancer

The training and preparation has been immense, as they will have to be in a peak state of fitness, rowing two hours on, and two hours off, 24/7.

It is predicted that they will each burn 10,000 calories a day, so 1,500 specially prepared meals will be carried aboard their vessel "Scilly Boys" .

People on the Isles of Scilly, the mainland and beyond will follow their efforts with interest, and it is certain to provide fascinating project material for youngsters attending the Cornish Pirates Learning Zone.

Thanks are expressed to those who have given their support, including key sponsors Tresco Estate www.tresco.co.uk and European Pensions Management www.epml.co.uk who between them have underwritten the challenge to the tune of £50k.

Robin Turner, President of the Penzance & Newlyn RFC and a man involved in the fishing industry who'll appreciate the enormity of the challenge, commented:
"Only well prepared and brave men can take on the Atlantic Ocean and 'mother nature'. Wayne, Chris, Tim and Joby will be pushed to their limits of tolerance and endurance whilst striving to complete this mammoth task.

They have the admiration and support of us all, it a challenge that will create both legend and icon status not only in Cornwall but throughout the world. We are immensely proud of all four, and wish them 'Bon Voyage'."

For further details or to offer support
Call 01720-424910
E-Mail scillyboys@tresco.co.uk
Website www.row4home.com