Shropshire Star

Atlantic Ladies team of rowers 412 miles into journey

A team of women rowers - including two from Shropshire - who are taking on the Atlantic are now 412 nautical miles into their journey, with 2,217 miles to go.

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The three women are attempting to cross the Atlantic in a £50,000 boat, starting from San Sebastian de La Gomera in the Canary Islands.

They are one of 28 teams competing in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

The Atlantic Ladies team comprises of retired NHS worker Dianne Carrington from Pontesbury, Shrewsbury midwife Sharon Magrath and lawyer Elaine Theaker from Abergavenny.

They are aiming to complete the 3,000-mile trip to Antigua in record time.

The women have now spent 14 nights at sea as of today.

During the row, the group is hoping to break three world records as Dianne will be the oldest woman to row across the Atlantic – the current record being 57 – as she will be 61 while taking on the challenge.

They also believe they are the only crew of three females to row any ocean and hope to be the fastest crew of three females to row any ocean.

Teams from around the world have been in training for up to two years in preparation for the gruelling race.

The 2017 race tracker

To follow the progress of the Atlantic Ladies go to taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2017racetracker