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Uk. raymarine sponsors the oar project on a great british adventure by 123wert sdfsf
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Uk. raymarine sponsors the oar project on a great british adventure |
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Raymarine, the world"s leading manufacturer of recreationalmarine electronics, is supporting the Olympic Atlantic Row (OAR)with the latest marine technology. Raymarine navigation equipmentwill play a vital role in the OAR"s epic challenge to row2,000 miles across the North Atlantic Ocean, departing from Canadato arrive in England in time to celebrate the London 2012 OlympicGames. The crew of two - entrepreneur and adventurer Andrew‘Mos" Morris, and Roz Savage, an environmentalcampaigner and one of the most experienced ocean rowers in theworld - plan to depart St John"s Newfoundland around 14 May2012. Their state of the art 24ft ocean rowing boat, Bojangles, isdesigned and built to withstand the extreme weather and harshconditions of the ocean.
She is made of a Kevlar Carbon compositefoam sandwich material and features pioneering self-righting andsafety features and Raymarine instruments. Bojangles is kitted out with the latest Raymarine integratednavigation, communication and safety equipment. Electronics onboard include the Raymarine e7 compact multifunction display andthe Raymarine AIS650, which will enable Bojangles to be seenclearly by larger vessels as well as alerting Roz and Andy to shipsin the vicinity. The Raymarine ST60+ Speed instrument display, withits easy to use push button controls, will give them superiorviewing of data day and night. Their Raymarine LifeTag personal wireless man overboard system usesthe latest in radio frequency broadcast technology to monitor thetagged crew ensuring they"re safe and sound onboard.
Mos and Roz say: "Our Raymarine equipment is critical for asafe crossing. It will give us easy access to reliable, accuratedata, in a low maintenance system. It"s essential for oursafety, speed and to keep us to schedule, with the added benefitthat it"s all integrated and easy to use. "We expect the e7 to be one of our most vital pieces ofequipment. The AIS will allow us to track the presence of vesselsand their speed in shipping lanes.
Just as importantly,Raymarine"s "see and be seen" capabilitysignificantly improves our navigational safety by making our boatvisible on the chart and radar displays of much largervessels." Battling against the prevailing winds and powerful currents of theNorth Atlantic, Andrew and Roz will endure a gruelling routine;rowing two hours on, two hours off, twenty four hours a day. Theywill navigate icebergs and hazardous shipping lanes, and encounterbitter cold, fog, mountainous waves, storm force winds andunpredictable currents. The OAR is being undertaken completelyindependently - Bojangles is completely self sufficient and nosupport vessel will trail in her wake. The route undertaken by the OAR crew has never been attempted in anocean rowing boat.
Following departure from Newfoundland (aroundMay 14 2012), the estimated journey time across the North Atlanticis 60 days. The crew will row through the infamous Canadian GrandBanks, an area of comparatively shallow Ocean – and the sceneof the film, A Perfect Storm. After crossing the North Atlantic,Mos and Roz will make their way through the Bristol Channel andinto the British Inland waterways system. Travelling via rivers andcanals, they will join the River Thames to enter into the heart ofLondon, aiming to arrive before 27 July 2012 in time for theOlympic opening ceremony.
The OAR Project seeks to create a lasting legacy through the OARInspiring Education Program and OAR Legacy, a fund to providerowing boats for young people in deprived areas of the UK. It ishoped that the OAR Project will help to captivate the spirit andexcitement of the 2012 Olympics, to highlight to young people thatwith the right preparation, determination and some hard work,anything is possible. To follow the adventure visit: Twitter: @OAtlanticRow To donate to the OAR Legacy fund, please visit: Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 May 2012 ). I am Home Supplies writer, reports some information about patio awning covers , cleaning feather pillows.
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