Rowing brilliance.... Race & World Record holder Elaine Hopley!
Rowing in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2016 was out of this world, very scary at times and an achievement I had been longing for almost a decade. I now hold the Race Record and a World Record for the Fastest Solo Female in the Open Class, 59 days 19 hours and 14 minutes.
There have been 14 women in the world to row an ocean SOLO successfully and now I am one of these women. Being on this elite list of Solo Female Ocean Rowers means everything to me. I am thrilled and proud to now be able to shout out and say I did it. However I had to endure extreme conditions for the 3000 mile crossing, big winds and huge swells, extreme heat, tropical storms, blood rain, sleep deprivation, exhaustion, a jelly fish sting and mechanical problems.
I always knew what I was letting myself in for and I also knew I was going to achieve my goal. Having a strong mental attitude is essential and you need it to get to the other side more than anything.
It’s a game of coping tactics with whatever Neptune throws at you, and it threw everything at me!
The start of the race was fast winds and huge 60ft swells, very little rest and sleep and almost no time to eat properly. I was surviving on adrenalin until things settled down and I got myself into a routine.
I was out of my comfort zone but in my element. This was extreme adventure at its best and the challenge was to keep myself well and safe whilst keeping the boat moving as fast as I could no matter what the weather was doing.
Read more about my experience in the next Wire and visit my website to share some more pictures of this epic challenge at
www.eh-oceanrow.com
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