Row North Atlantic

Pete Rhodes, a rope access manager, father and adventurer from Alford, Aberdeenshire will row solo across the North Atlantic in a self-built boat.

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Just posted a photo @ Hopeman Harbour https://t.co/H45gLsAJB1

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Here's a dose of cute for your Monday. A wonderful first launch. Little Heaet went beautifully and fits in the boot of the van!
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Swipe to see how well it did with 110kg in! I was amazed how high it was in the water… https://t.co/pApQVZBxC7

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So one of our amazing neighbours has a vinyl cutter and thus this project has reached completion (of the first stage, sail and rudder to follow!) #thecoracle @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/3jaQOKCMOb

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So here is a stark comparison from last weekends outing. As the sun cleared conditions were beyond idilic. Riding a light tide to combat the fientest of headwinds. 3 hours later though the wind had swung Easterly… https://t.co/ecDsBGxVgb

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He plainly dosent notice that the woodwork on the oars is some of the roughest ever done by man. He's just ready. @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/zd4Hb4l2pP

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Ready for Saturday's maiden voyage! I'm going to try and make some oars for him but I have rather limited tools for that sort of thing, we'll work something out. @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/YIK4HJo9rQ

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So getting into and then out of the harbour has been one of the things I'd been most worried about for sea trials. Blessfully we had the assistance of Michael sooth_havra who has his boat in Loasiemouth Harbour. I… https://t.co/zEQ1x0W5TM

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So getting into and then out of the harbour has been one of the things I'd been most worried about for sea trials. Blessfully we had the assistance of Michael sooth_havra who has his boat in Loasiemouth Harbour. I… https://t.co/6z3wT7VAjv

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More about the weekend soon, but here's a taster of when we turned after the headwind defeated us! #oceanrowing #oceanrowingboat #morayfirth #scottishweather @ Lossiemouth Marinas https://t.co/4NcrWSu2fz

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Someone fell asleep at 6 o'clock. But at least he gets to help with the final fitout!! @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/Q5dnn2SGIA

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Copper (coloured) bottom, just like Daddy's boat! The emulsion might even be ablative if it spends too long on the water! We'll see! @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/Owj3khfa93

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Awwww. It's becoming a little boat! #thecoracle @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/UXrx1wcuQF

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Here lies the leaky locker issue. All the hatch rings have cracked and a hose test shows them wicking water through the cracks. More on the way! I'll make the holes a little looser, go more gently on the screws and… https://t.co/gNFY3EdowC

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The little boat is all glued up and awaits it's sanding and painting, perhaps by the weekend!
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The big boat is finally back by the garage for the few remaining niggles before we're back in the water, hopefully next… https://t.co/73yOJxqQLN

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I'm back building, back planning, back training, and back on social media!
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I'll explain the plans and everything else soon! Promise. @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/j7BxvhwrK1

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Locker tops and sides for a tiny boat! #thecoracle https://t.co/stZdKLnUs4

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Turns out 19 poultry and general lockdown life takes up alot of time! Plus I'd run out of duct tape! Back in the garage tonight to make some scrap busting seat panels. Think I used about 20 tiny pieces of foam to… https://t.co/INSlRMyJBV

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Took the #coracle out for its first sanding this evening, not too bad so will resist more filling and sanding till the very end! Measured for and added the skeg/keel strip. I went for 18mm ply to add the smidge more… https://t.co/8fOy23pB4H

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Fairing compound on. Destination fastest coracle ever built! #boatbuilding #coracle #fairing @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/THA8wpcVpH

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That's the main hull finished. Also lesson learnt about precarious propping - patch applied where it landed on the rudder metalwork! Oops. Don't tell the boy! @ Alford, Aberdeenshire https://t.co/gIGMCaDqev