supporting CHARITIES and Good Causes
Team Tyne Innovation
Team Tyne Innovation
Team Tyne Innovation
In 2017 I took time out from business to lead Team Tyne Innovation row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in the 2018 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
Together with Claire Hughes, Alan Huntly and Steve Sidawa, I completed the race in 42 days 10 hours and 26 minutes, a world record for a mixed four
In doing we raised £43,450 for three charities, the Stroke Association, Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care and St Oswald's Hospice.
#RowinaGarage
Team Tyne Innovation
Team Tyne Innovation
In 2020 , as part of the Northwest Passage 2021 team, I ate, slept and rowed in my garage 24 /7 for 14 days to raise money for a number of charities that support the NHS in the community, but were facing a reduction in donations due to the cancellation of mass participation sporting events caused by the COVID 19 lockdown.
As a team we rowed the distance of the Northwest Passage, 3,218 km, on concept 2 rowing machines in our garage, the #RowinaGarage. As most of the team were still working, four as medics, I decided to row 12 hours each day in shifts of 2 hours rowing 2 hours off and the rest of the team between them rowed the other 12 hours of each day. Over the 14 days I rowed 1,074 km.
It was a great team effort, which raised £3,000 for four charities, the Stroke Association, Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care, St Oswald's Hospice and Mind.
Team Emotive
Team Tyne Innovation
Team Emotive
In 2018-2019 I had the most incredible experience rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic for the first and what I thought was the last time with www.teamtyneinnovation.com raising over £43.5k for charity. Post-race I was interviewed by the BBC and when asked would I do it again, NO was the definite answer.
Roll on a few years and I have now complete the same race AGAIN, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2022.
This time I rowed the Atlantic Ocean with Team Emotive in aid of the charity www.veteransatease.org raising over £40,000.
We completed the race in 45 days 1 hour and 54 minutes and it was another great experience