Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge

arly on 19 January, three Club Members arrived in Antigua after completing the 3,000nm (4,800km) Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge. The East Rows West team of Martin Muller, Rob Lennox, and Matthew Bell finished the race in a fantastic time of 37 days, 17 hours and 44 minutes.

The lads who have played competitive rugby in Hong Kong for Valley RFC only started learning to row with the RHKYC in early 2021 so to be writing this article not even one year after is a testament to the dedication they have put into their training and commitment to see the challenge through.

The team are doing this in aid of Childfund Rugby, a sports-for-good foundation, which uses rugby as a vehicle to educate and empower children in disadvantaged communities around Southeast Asia.

a special place in our hearts. It gave us wonderful opportunities and played a big role in developing our values as human beings. Supporting Childfund Rugby was an absolute no-brainer for us, given curriculum and regional focus. We completed the challenge over a time of year (festive season) where perhaps those less fortunate are not able to celebrate as a lot of us able to in Hong Kong. Any donations to the charity would be most welcome”.

I will follow this article up in next month’s edition of Ahoy! with an interview with the lads and a full write up of their month at sea. In the meantime, please join me in congratulating the team and also supporting their fundraising efforts for such a fantastic cause. To donate, please visit the East Rows West website https://eastrowswest.com/.

Again, congratulations to the team. I hope this will inspire more people in the community to take up rowing, as it isn’t always about racing (although, this was very much a race)!

CONTACTS

Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk Coastal Rowing coastalrowing@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org. hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk