The Ocean Rowing Society
oceanrowing.comThey say that a couple of thousand people have climbed Everest, but only 30 or so have rowed the Atlantic solo. Be that as it may, you'll be amazed at how many are currently engaged in long-distance rowing attempts. Spare a thought for Indian Bhavik Ghandi (see bhavik.com), who is on the water somewhere between La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, and Antigua. For more about water-borne adventurers of all kinds see theoceans.net.
Row, row...
Well, it’s not quite gently down the stream. A young man called Bhavik Gandhi — a 29-year-old Mumbai-bred, Sweden-based venture capitalist — is rowing all by himself across the Atlantic Ocean. He set out from La Restinga off the coast of Spain on February 28 and is said to have just reached the midpoint. Bhavik’s publicists say he is expected to reach his destination, Antigua, 3,000 nautical miles away, sometime in late June. For that, he rows 10-12 hours a day in four-hour shifts in a 23-foot boat. When he completes his journey, he will be the first Asian to row solo across the Atlantic. Why does he want to cross the Atlantic? Because, as the mountaineer said in another context, it’s there.
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