Max Thorpe & Dave Spelman. 2-man team rowing the Atlantic Ocean in Dec ‘19 in the ‘toughest race on earth’ - with one hell of a back story. #AdaptAndThrive
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Fighting the trauma and a huge sense of disappointment and failure, Max spent 2018 recovering and contemplating what was next. There were few more supportive people than Dave during this time. Max sought a positive… instagram.com/p/B5zv9yOg_up/…
In the early hours of the morning, after hours locked in this claustrophobic cabin, they spotted a small light on the horizon. They both breathed a sigh of relief that this ordeal was over. However, it was about to… instagram.com/p/B5zs_P5g-Ng/…
Then, disaster struck. At exactly these coordinates a massive rogue wave picked up their boat and slammed them upside down onto the water. This enormous impact devastated their cabin, damaging two marine batteries… instagram.com/p/B5zsumrAJBd/…
On December 14th 2017, after a gruelling fundraising and training campaign, Max and Chris begun the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge against 27 other teams from 18 different countries.
After 9 days in… instagram.com/p/B5xptowABhi/…
In 2016, mid-way through the fundraising and training campaign, fate intervened. Dave was offered the chance to realise a life long dream when he was offered a professional rugby contract at Bedford RFC. With a… instagram.com/p/B5xo_sKgB_6/…
It started with an idea. In 2015, Max read about a rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canaries to Antigua. A 3000 mile, 40-90 day, unassisted journey testing the limits of the human body and mind.… instagram.com/p/B5xoiTagqXi/…
It all started with an idea. In 2015, Max read about a rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canaries to Antigua. A 3000 mile, 40-90 day, unassisted journey testing the limits of the human body and mind.… instagram.com/p/B5xmcyeggJQ/…
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Exactly 1 week until we head to the startline of the toughest race on earth. #twac2019 #adaptandthrive #atlanticrow instagram.com/p/B5SLb_lglXw/…
Training in a British summer (Part 1) ☀️
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This is Wolf. A Rannoch R25 Ocean Rowing Boat built in 2018 and the rocket ship we will be firing across the Atlantic in 77 days time in the talisker_whisky #atlanticchallenge @TaliskerRace instagram.com/p/B21q4J0hQeC/…