Ocean Rowing
Simon’s been helping ocean rowers since 2011, and understands the particular routing challenges – the two biggest ones being the average speed and the limited upwind performance. Ocean rows need to have the wind aft of the beam for as much time as possible, and this means looking ahead about a week each day to allow the crews time to divert away from conditions that may hinder them, e.g. weather fronts trailing down into the Trade Winds and bringing headwinds.
The most challenging rowing project Simon’s been involved with (so far!) has been the Commonwealth Row (from Sierra Leone to Guyana) which involved guiding the solo rower Richard Allen away from Africa into the Trades, then along the north coast of South America in very challenging conditions to final landfall in Georgetown, Guyana.