The Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race is a 2,795 mile epic of endurance and determination,
from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Carribean.
Team website www.atlanticchallenge.ie
Event website www.atlanticrowingrace.co.uk
Website Link to Atlantic Rowing Boat Positions and Daily Progress Chart (For the IRL crew look for Red Line on Map)
PRESS RELEASE from the Woodvale Events website
www.atlanticrowingrace.co.uk/news_releases/news.php
At 1643 hours GMT today (Sunday 08 January 2005), a 406 Mhz EPIRB activation signal was received by Falmouth Coastguard. This signal originated from a beacon registered to Boat No. 1 – Digicel Atlantic Challenge, crewed by Irishmen, Gearoid Towey and Ciaran Lewis. A full scale rescue mission was immediately put into place, coordinated by Norfolk Coastguard in America, whose search sea area Digicel Atlantic Challenge was located in, with the assistance of Woodvale Events Race HQ. A 98000 ton carrier vessel called the Hispania Spirit was diverted to the last received position for Digicel Atlantic Challenge and at approximately 2230 hours GMT, they arrived on the scene. They were alerted by a flare and a strobe light to the upturned hull of Digicel Atlantic Challenge and nearby a liferaft containing both Ciaran and Gearoid safe and well. Ciaran and Gearoid have now been taken onboard the Hispania Spirit where they have been given clothes, food and medical check up. However, both are reported to be unharmed if not a little bit shocked by this expereince.
The crew of Atlantic Challenge, Ciaran Lewis and Gearoid Towey, set out on Wednesday 30th November 2005 to become the first Irish crew to win the Race. In the process Atlantic Challenge will be raising funds for the Irish Cancer Society and Merchant's Quay Ireland.
GTV Sport covered the build up to the event and the race start. We had cameras onboard to follow the progress of the crew. A brief report on the race start was broadcast in the December and January edition of the SPORT MONTHLY programme (Click Here to view Video (4.86MB Zip File) of the December broadcast. A TV Documentary programme on the teams adventure was planed to be broadcast in May 2006.
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Ciaran Lewis and Gearoid Towey rowing Digicel Atlantic Challenge in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race
(Picture taken 4th January 2006 in mid Atlantic by Aurora Support Crew, Woodvale Events Ltd)
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Red Bull sponsored athlete Gearoid Towey and Ciaran Lewis on Digicel Atlantic Challenge in the
Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 / 2006
(Picture taken 4th January 2006 in mid Atlantic by Aurora Support Crew, Woodvale Events Ltd)
Red Bull sponsored sports person Gearoid Towey with Ciaran Lewis and the Atlantic Challenge
rowing boat sponsored by
Digicel, Red Bull, Web Factory, ESB, One Legal Mortgages (Picture - GTV Sport)
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Leading three rowing boats in a line off La Gomera in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2005,
No.24 All Relative, No.30 Sprit of EDF Energy, No.1 Digicel Atlantic Challenge (Picture - GTV Sport)
Video Camera System the crew of Digicel Atlantic Challenge will use for GTV Sport TV coverage
during the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2005
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Hispania Spirit - Gas Tanker which rescued Gearoid Towey and Ciaran Lewis from the Atlantic Ocean
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Team website
www.atlanticchallenge.ie Event website
Website Link to Atlantic Rowing Boat Positions and Daily Progress Chart (For the IRL crew look for Red Line on Map)
Other pairs rowing teams competing with Digicel Atlantic Challenge
in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 include:-
American Fire www.americanfirerowing.com
Atlantic Prince www.atlanticprince.com
Baisto & Bright Atlantic Challenge www.atlanticrowers.com
Digicel Atlantic Challenge www.atlanticchallenge.ie
Making Waves www.makingwaves2005.org
Mark 3 International www.rowatlantic.com
Move Ahead www.rowing4moveahead.co.uk
Row 4 Cancer www.row4cancer.com
Row 4 Concern www.row4concern.com/news
Row 4 Life www.row4life.com
Spirit of EDF Energy www.2meninaboat.com
Team C² www.rowatlantic.org.uk
Team Scandlines www.atlantic-rowing.dk
1 Life 2005 www.1life2005.com
Race Organiser
Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 www.woodvale-events.com