SA Entrepreneur plans a 4 800km solo row across the Atlantic for a good cause
Durban-based logistics entrepreneur Grant Blakeway, 58, will compete as a solo rower in the 2019 edition of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in a next-generation boat that’s being built by ocean master Leven Brown.
The premier event on the global ocean-rowing calendar is sponsored by Talisker Single Malt Whisky and organised by Atlantic Campaigns. It involves a 3000-mile (approximately 4800km) unassisted row from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua.
Held annually, the race attracts competitors from all over the world – including South Africa. Previous local entrants include University of Cape Town students Cole Barnard, Lee Gordon, Grant Soll and Matthew Boynton (the MAD 4 Waves team of four), who finished the 2018 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in 39 days, 8 hours and 43 minutes.
Read more article on Good News Daily