the most dangerous ocean crossing in the
world is from South America to
Antarctica 600 miles of the most
treacherous and unpredictable waters on
the planet Drake Passage right now six
elite athletes are attempting to survive
arctic cold temperatures wind storms and
40-foot swells in a rowboat
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it's been really hard getting how to
Cape Horn at least it's been hard for me
that's for sure
feeling the super seasick when I'm
adjusting things outside our mind and
I'm fine
- duze I need to do in here so
Jesus and the rest thanks again is
self-care you gotta sleep because
prevent blisters you got a drink water
you see in the swells sometimes the
blade gets caught on the top of the wave
little bit tricky
tailwind is ripping right now which
hopefully will allow us to clear about
6070 miles of continental shelf where
the weather can be worst if the ocean
swells are pushed up into massive waves
so our goal is to go 70 miles in the
first 36 hours before we would have to
row against a stronger headwind
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I sometimes say that ocean rowing is
like sex with the ancient goddess of the
ocean salmon is delightful sounds
dreadful
today I saw a dreadful
growing the Drake is the farthest you
can aim in the ocean rowing world in my
opinion
: o Brady and I met during my TED talk
Colleen has been to in fact Antarctica I
know everything about ocean rowing we
decided to join forces make it work you
know fiona is a huge asset on this trip
his depth of experience and knowledge
and all the different environments that
he's seen is gonna be crucial
so Fiona's got both the ability with
more and confidence on the high seas
geez I believe the world's most
accomplished ocean are talking about my
achievements
I think I'm moderately humble I think
i'm in the middleof
on this scale I am probably the most
accomplished ocean rower in terms of the
amount of oceans Road and in terms of
the amount of Records broken first row
for ocean that's massive first to hold
over all speed records on three oceans
simultaneously I would say the biggest
probably the amount of world firsts that
I own I all nine of them which is
actually the highest number of world
firs ever held once you do it first it's
always yours in 1,000 years there again
will still be just that one person that
was first yeah
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I would say that ocean rowing is the
farthest end of the ultra-endurance
you're hungry you are dirty you are
injured you are tired well wet it's dark
it's blowing you know it's noisy it's
scary
he's many things and when you put it all
together it's a little bit beyond the
farthest end of human discomfort yeah
I think there is not much that you can
kind of do to her yourself
there were Olympic athletes who turned
out rather average not because they were
not fit enough they were absolutely fit
it's just because there were other
elements missing after all these years I
have learned that it's not mathematics
it's the feedback and understanding the
feedback I think it's something you are
born with or you are not you just do it
we're just a couple miles start clearing
continental shelf Thanks these moments
they remind me that the ocean rose most
easy enjoy retrospectively and for this
time when I go on the road I forget
about it now I remember again so far
we've seen this boss start to build a
little so it's a bit more Bobby on the
water the current where the reports
suggest that it's gonna turn into a
headwind which if strong enough would
mean that we would have to set the
anchor and it essentially halt negative
progress rather than trying to grow
against Drake has notorious reputations
for some pretty ferocious conditions so
anticipation builds for the the Drake
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