My Ocean rowing journey will start with crossing The Irish Sea from Cork to Caernarfon at the beginning of August then round the Isle of Mull at the end of August, both of these will hopefully give me a good basis for the mighty Atlantic!

I'll be leaving Tenerife on December the 3rd 2023, missing out on my Dad's 80th birthday, Christmas and New Year as I'll be out on the big blue far from land until Mid to Late January 2024!!

All of this with 11 as yet unknown souls, unsupported and non stop, 3 hours on the oars and 3 hours off for 40+ days and nights.

This is going to be the biggest and possibly the most crazy challenge of my life, I'd never rowed before I signed up and so I turned to The Royal Marines Association Gig Club for help, I mean if they can't get me prepared for this trip then who can?! They are also a charity so if you'd prefer to donate to them then please head over to my RMA-GIG fundraising page.

Lots of you will want to know Why?

Well, there isn't a simple answer and on any given day my answer will be different, because it's an itch that needs to be scratched, because I feel the need to highlight the oceans desperate plight for help, because I want to row to my happy place, because I want to do something extraordinary, honestly my answers go on and on.

I hope you'll follow me along the way and feel that its a journey worthy of donating a few pounds to some amazing charities; Marine Conservation Society, Royal Marines Association- Gig Club and Sea Shepherd UK

Thanks a million- Arabella/ Tinks

RMA The Royal Marines Charity offers lifelong support to our serving RM personnel, our veterans and the wider corps family.