Galway Rower To Tackle The Atlantic

GALWAY resident Peter Williams is to join eleven other oarsmen from around the British Isles in an attempt to smash the current Guinness World Record for the fastest row across the Atlantic ocean. The current record is 33 days, 7 hrs, 30 mins.The crew will depart from Puerto Mogan in Gran Canaria in a bespoke boat called La Mondiale on December 31 and will aim to arrive in Port St Charles, Barbados in a new record time.Not only are the crew going to attempt to set a new record, they are aiming to complete the crossing in 31 days or less to make ocean rowing history. Peter Williams is a native of Cork but has been living and rowing in Galway since 2001. "I decided to come to college in NUIG on the strength of the rowing club," he explains. Rowing has had a big influence on his life and this is set to continue as he now attempts to become only the sixth ever Irish person to row the Atlantic.The 12 man crew consists of a mix of Irish, English and Scottish oarsmen. The term oarsman is quite new to some of the crew with some members coming from other sporting disciplines – ultrarunning, rugby and triathlon to mention but a few.The skipper of the voyage...