The Four Oarsmen are set to take part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge on 12 December to raise money for MIND and Spinal Research.

The Four Oarsmen will compete in The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a 3,000-mile rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua. The Four Oarsmen are close friends with a burning desire to win the race and raise much-needed funds and awareness for Mind and Spinal Research, two charities close to their hearts.

Each a 6’4” rugby player but with limited previous rowing experience, The Four Oarsmen are hard in training to take on and win one of the most demanding mental and physical challenges known to man; rowing the Atlantic.

Friends since school, Dicky Taylor (31), George Biggar (31), Peter Robinson (31) and Stuart Watts (34) are on a mission not only to be the first crew into English Harbour, Antigua but also to raise money and awareness for Mind and Spinal Research. George’s father Mike, a past Scotland rugby captain, sustained catastrophic brain damage in a car accident. His mother, previously a successful lawyer as well a trustee for MIND, recently died after a life spent battling with mental illness, making Mind a particularly important charity (and mental health a particularly significant cause) for George and the team.

Pete also has a strong connection to Spinal Research, with two close friends tragically paralysed through spinal cord injury, one during a rugby game in Hong Kong and the other in a cycling accident. Through his experiences of the devastating effects of spinal injury and the hope of finding a cure for paralysis, Pete has become a huge supporter of the work done by Spinal Research.

With just eight months to go, The Four Oarsmen now have their boat so will be spending plenty of time training in the North Sea. In addition, they will embark on a shore-side fundraising challenge, rowing the 3,000 mile distance on land with their training Ergo rowing machines at a number of venues around the UK. Their progress will be monitored on their social media channels.

Although none of The Four Oarsmen have a history of rowing, they have taken on numerous cycling, canoeing and hiking challenges between them to date; taking on the Atlantic Challenge together as a four was the obvious next step. Being a powerful and driven team of intrepid adventurers, The Four Oarsmen have set the standard as the team to beat. Their ordeal will start on 12 December finishing in mid-January 2018 when they cross the finish line in English Harbour, Antigua.

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