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
