The journey across an ocean starts months, or even years, before rowers pull their first stroke. Photo: Ollie and Michael Pitts
The journey across an ocean starts months, or even years, before rowers pull their first stroke. Photo: Ollie and Michael Pitts
Mark Agnew
Opinion

Opinion

The Arctic Rower by Mark Agnew

What is hardest part of rowing an ocean? The adventure begins long before you even see the water

  • The mundane reality of ocean rowing is that the mountain of work to get to the start could wash you overboard before you even set foot in a boat
  • The Northwest Passage Expedition crew delay their expedition amid concerns of spreading Covid-19 to isolated Inuit communities

Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew

Updated: 3:02pm, 4 Mar, 2021

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The journey across an ocean starts months, or even years, before rowers pull their first stroke. Photo: Ollie and Michael Pitts
The journey across an ocean starts months, or even years, before rowers pull their first stroke. Photo: Ollie and Michael Pitts
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