‘Scilly Boys’ Aim To Break Trans-Atlantic Rowing Record
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
Four men who are calling themselves the “Scilly Boys” had traveled 87 miles as of yesterday in their quest to break a rowing record.
Chris Jenkins, Tim Garratt, Wayne Davey, and Joby Newton set off Sunday in a 29-foot rowboat on the Hudson River, near the Statue of Liberty, for a group of islands off the southwestern tip of England, the Isles of Scilly, across the Atlantic Ocean. The four are aiming to break a century-old record of 55 days and 13 hours for the 3,262-mile trip, which will take them past the Grand Banks.
The British crew, which ranges in age from 19 to 43, has been training for more than a year and is planning to row in twos, for two-hour shifts. Their boat, a Woodvale, is equipped with an electronic tracking system, and supporters are tracking their progress at woodvale-challenge.com.
