Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race

Merchistonian Robbie Grant sets off at the beginning of December to begin  competing in the fours class of the 2007 Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race.

The team will be setting off with up to 25 other vessels on a journey that will take them over 2,800 miles, from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua.

Rowing in pairs for consecutive shifts of two hours, the boys will face not only the elements, but the physical and mental challenges of what promises to be an epic ocean adventure.

To watch their progress, they have a special website set up here:

www.atlanticrowingchallenge.com