We could see the whale’s eyes, mouth… the barnacles on its back
22nd December, 2005
James Cracknell, Olympic gold medalist, and Ben Fogle, television presenter, spent last week huddled in the cabin of their boat with the sea anchor down. This year, the Atlantic Rowing Race from the Canary Islands to Antigua has been plagued by the worst weather in its history and, for a week, the pair have been unable to make progress. On Tuesday, the wind began to change. Ben Fogle takes up the story with Cassandra Jardine….
Atlantic Rowing Race 2006
21st October, 2005
In November 2005, Ben Fogle and double gold winning Olympic medallist James Cracknell set off in a 21 foot rowing boat in the Atlantic Rowing Race. Beginning in La Gomera in the Canaries, the pair rowed 2,950 miles across the Atlantic ocean to the finish line in Antigua. The pair battled dehydration, sleep deprivation, hurricane’s, storm’s and even a life threatening capsize in their attempt to reach the finish line.
I will be king of Rockall
27th April, 2005
Ben Fogle had always harboured a dream of owning an island and, at last, he found one - in the storm-tossed Hebrides. But, as he discovered, staking his claim proved something of a problem…