Four individuals of Estonian origin will row their way across the vast stretch of the Atlantic Ocean.
In an extraordinary feat of endurance and camaraderie, Team Rowtalia, a group of four Estonians, is preparing to row across the Atlantic Ocean. The team, composed of three PhD students and an innovator, will embark on this challenging journey in December, aiming to complete the World's Toughest Row, a competition that lasts almost 40 days.
The idea for this event was inspired by a video of four British women rowing across the Atlantic, and the team is now training rigorously, including learning to row, for the upcoming challenge. Andres Käosaar, a teamwork psychologist, Arnold Rein Tatunts, an educational innovator, Kait Kaarel Puss, a wood chemist, and Karl Jürgenstein, a geneticist, make up the dynamic team.
The team's boat is equipped with all necessary safety equipment, including a lifeboat, a first aid kit, signal flares, and GPS-powered buoys. It also features water purifiers that use solar energy to make drinking water out of the ocean. Solar energy is also utilised to charge navigation, communication, and other systems on the boat.
Team Rowtalia is not just participating in this competition for the adventure; they are also using it as an opportunity to give back. They are collecting donations for two charity organisations: peaasi.ee and the Tartu University Hospital Children's Foundation. In addition, after the competition, they plan to sell their boat to future crossers, add the surplus from the donations, and donate it to these two charities.
The team is also extending their charitable efforts to the German Society for Muscular Dystrophy (DGM) to support children with rare diseases and to the Deutsche Depressionshilfe to support young people with mental health issues.
The World's Toughest Row requires each team to row for 24 hours a day in shifts. To maintain their strength during the competition, each team member needs to consume 5,000 calories a day. Team Rowtalia will take 55 days worth of cold dried food and reserves with them for the competition. However, hygiene conditions during the competition are very limited, with no shower and needs being done in a bucket or bottles.
The journey will take them from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean, and the team has already collected over €103,000 of the €160,000 they need for the competition on the hooandja.ee platform. The team is determined to complete this challenging adventure and make a significant impact for charity.
Follow Team Rowtalia's journey as they row across the Atlantic Ocean for a worthy cause. For more information or to donate, visit www.hooandja.ee.
Read also:
- Greenland filmmaker Inuk Silis Høegh is preparing his feature documentary 'Orsoq,' which focuses on life in isolation at the Earth's extremity.
- Advanced Japanese Robotics Employs AI for Humane Fishing, Offering Premium Fish Without Compromise on Ethics
- Emerging Equipment Unveiled: YETI Pro Team Colors, Pirate Watches, Deep-Freeze 'Cryo Blocks', and Other Notable Gear Revealed
- Relocating from the bustling city of Los Angeles to the vibrant metropolis of Dubai was an outstanding professional move for me.
