David Reynolds
Borth Rowing Club's Page for Celtic Challenge 2010
Fundraising for Mind
Borth Rowing Club are entering the 2010 Celtic Challenge.
The Celtic Challenge is a rowing race from Arklow, Ireland to Aberystwyth, Wales, a distance of about 90 nautical miles.
Borth set off at 2pm on Friday 30th April with the other 12 Mixed and Ladies teams, but unfortunately had an issue with the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), which is used to transfer crews from the support boats to the Rowing boat. The RIB's outboard engine failed to start when we tried to initiate our first transfer. Whilst the first crew continued to row, efforts were made to fix the boat and we also came up with a stop-gap method for transferring using the boat tethered to the Support Boats. We eventually made a crew change after a valiant two hour effort from the first crew. The next crew rowed for one and a half hours, whilst a mechanic came to look at the outboard.* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.