The Regatta Committe would like to make a special mention on behalf of Jock Wishart, Dart Regatta skipper and international rower.
Jock is leading an environmental expedition to the North Pole by rowing. The 'Row to the Pole' exhibition is intended to highlight the dramatic loss of ice over the polar region.
The idea for Row to the Pole first came about when Jock was at Resolute Bay in the former North West Territories of Canada. Having just completed The Polar Race he had taken a rowing machine out on to the ice. A friend seeing him, joked, “What are you going to do next Jock? Row to the Pole!”. From that moment the idea of the challenge alongside the chance to highlight climate change in the region took root in Jock’s mind. Not a man to lose sight of a challenge he has worked tirelessly to make this expedition a reality.
UPDATE!
Row to the Pole team 14 miles from their goal at 08.30BST 25th August. A gap in the ice appears to be open all the way to the magnetic pole.
UPDATE 10.49BST
Row to the Pole team ETA 14.57BST! A celebratory party is assembling at the Dartmouth Yacht Club!