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    Podcast 3: Chris Martin | Guiding Ocean Rowing Teams Across the Atlantic

    • 1 min read

    In this episode, we talk with ocean rowing expert Chris Martin, the ground contact and weather router for Project Empower. Chris shares his journey from elite rowing into ocean rowing, including what took place during his gruelling first-ever row across the Atlantic. He also provides us with an update on how the Project Empower team are progressing.

     

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    Episode Content

    00:00:00 - Intro to Chris

    00:00:49 - Chris’s Journey to Ocean Rowing  

    00:06:49 - Rowing vs Ocean Rowing Differences

    00:09:50 - Training for Ocean Rowing

    00:12:09 - Chris’s First Ocean Row: An Atlantic Rowing Race 

    00:14:28 - Why do an Ocean Row? 

    00:21:48 - Motivation for 189 days of Rowing 

    00:30:00 - Project Empower Update | Mind Set Change 

    00:32:54 - Advice for Battling 10 Metre Waves 

    00:35:56 - The Gulf Stream 

    00:40:45 - Damian + Fergus: A Tough Team 

    00:42:49 - Changes to Nutritional Strategy 

    00:48:35 - Damian’s Strategy on the Oars 

    00:50:27 - The Departure of Fergus 

    00:53:33 - Concluding Thoughts