Race Facts

Each team will row in excess of 1.5 million oar strokes over a race.
Rowers will row for 2 hours, and sleep for 2 hours, constantly, 24 hours a day.
More people have climbed Everest than rowed an ocean.
Over €6million has been raised for charities worldwide over the past 4 races.
At its deepest, the Atlantic Ocean is 8.5km/5.28 miles deep.
The waves the rowers will experience can measure up to 20ft high.
There are two safety yachts supporting the teams as they cross the ocean.
In the 2013 race, one safety yacht traveled a massive 9000 nautical miles!
The 2013 winning team arrived in Antigua with a blue marlin beak pierced through the hull of the boat.
Each rower is expected to use 800 sheets of toilet paper during their crossing.
The teams are supported 24/7 by two land-based duty officers.
In the 2016 race, solo rower Daryl Farmer arrived in Antigua after 96 days, rowing without a rudder to steer with for nearly 1200miles/40 days.
Each rower needs to aim to consume 10 litres of water per day.
Rowers burn in excess of 5,000 calories per day.
There is no toilet on board – rowers use a bucket!
Each rower loses on average 12kg crossing the Atlantic!

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