Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge 2018/19

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Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge 2018/19

Post by aukepalmhof » Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:08 pm

The postal service of Antigua and Barbuda has issue 5 stamps and 2 miniature sheets on 20 March 2019 to commemorate the Team Antigua Island Girls crew which participated in the “Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge” which was a 3000 mile rowing race from La Gomera in the Canary Islands across the Atlantic to Antigua. The team was the first Caribbean all female and all black competitors to row across the Atlantic Ocean.

There is also a $100 stamp, quit expensive but not included in the miniature sheets

The start was on 12 December 2018 at La Gomera Canary Islands, arrival Antigua 28 January 2019 in English Harbour, Antigua where she finished as no 13 of the 27 boats who took part in this race. Passage time 47 days, 8 hours and 25 min.
The Antiguan Island Girls have made a historic rowing voyage across the Atlantic.
The four women, Elvira Bell, Christal Clashing, Samara Emmanuel and Kevinia Francis, the skipper, left Antigua to begin their rowing adventure as part of the Talisker Whisky Ocean Challenge, the premier ocean rowing event in the world.

The race, which began 12 December 2018 in La Gomora, Canary Islands will end in Harbour Bay, Antigua on 28 January 2019.
The women, the first all-female Caribbean team and all black team to compete in the event, were hoping to break the current record of 34 days set by a Chinese team.
They had estimated to complete the challenge on 05 February.

The Talisker Whisky Ocean challenge is said to be one of the most gruelling rowing competitions with participants expected to burn a combined total of 750,000 calories.
Their boat, dubbed "JEAN MARY," was handed down from the Team Antigua Atlantic Rowers -- this was the boat's fourth Atlantic crossing. Clashing explained that JEAN MARY's initial buyers had noticed how "the event unified the country and wanted to see more of that happening in the future," so they wanted it to be used for future teams.
Even though they had a boat, the Island Girls still had to raise $150,000 for operational costs, so several Antiguan sponsors stepped up and contributed. The team also raised funds for the Cottage of Hope, a charity that serves abused, neglected and orphaned girls.

When JEAN MARY was being refurbished ahead of the journey, the team spent time on indoor rowing machines. "Our most valuable session on the rowing machine was a 12-hour simulation we did in the garage of one of the team members' houses. That session gave us some great insight into our pacing strengths and challenges," Clashing said. Then they spent the month of November in England, "making sure we knew our boat given its refurbishments and we got tips from various experts in the field of ocean rowing," she said. They also took courses on essential navigation, first aid at sea, sea survival and Marine VHF Radio.

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 €6 million 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 yacht rowed a massive 9000nm!
The 2013 winning Team Locura 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.
Rower’s 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!

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchall ... t-details/
https://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipd ... girls.html
https://womenafrica.com/meet-the-first- ... tic-ocean/
https://www.espn.com/espnw/sport/story/ ... ntic-ocean
Antigua & Barbuda 2019 10c/$100 and ms sg?, scott?
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