by Marcus Beale | May 9, 2019 | The boat, Training
I wanted to post this to show that not everything is sunshine and rainbows and that sometimes things can and do do go south. I also want to say a huge thank you to Humber Coastguard and to the RNLI who were incredible and helped me out of a tough and potentially...
by Marcus Beale | Apr 29, 2019 | Sponsors
At Castle Buildings we’ve enjoyed well over five decades in the industry manufacturing sheds and garden outbuildings. With a Barnsley-based factory and Manchester showroom, we put great service at the core of the business. We supply garden centres and building...
by Marcus Beale | Apr 1, 2019 | Training, Uncategorized
So it would appear that after decades of rugby, ultramarathons and Ironman races, all the training had finally taken its toll. After a knee reconstruction and partial replacement in 2014, my foot was now causing me “significant” pain when I was rowing. In...
by Marcus Beale | Mar 29, 2019 | The boat, Training
After launching WhiteRows off Hornsea Beach at high tide, courtesy of Hornsea Inshore Rescue I took the boat out to sea, helped by the outgoing tide. Turning the boat 90 degrees I rowed her up the Yorkshire coast toward Bridlington, taking the opportunity to practice...
by Marcus Beale | Mar 29, 2019 | The boat, Uncategorized
So after a 300 mile trip from Burnham on Crouch, WhiteRows is now firmly based in Yorkshire. Having spent the previous evening with paper charts and a tide atlas, I plotted what I would be a hard but rewarding 7 hour row, with my wife in support, allowing time for an...
