LATITUDE 35 SMASH TWAC RACE AND WORLD RECORD Thursday 19th January 2017
A number of spectators and past and future rowers came out to welcome Latitude 35 into Nelson’s Dockyard, as they completed the 2016 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, winning the race and smashing both the TWAC Race Record and World Record. The team comprising of Jason Caldwell, Matthew Brown, Angus Collins and Alex Simpson arrived in Antigua on January 18th at 09:33 pm local time after 35 days, 14 hours and 3 minutes rowing from La Gomera in the Canary Islands.
Check out this article from The Telegraph featuring an interview with the team after their arrival.
The next team set to come in is Row for James, aiming for a weekend arrival. If you are in Antigua, be sure to come out to Nelson’s Dockyard to welcome the teams. Stay up to date with arrivals on the Atlantic Campaign Facebook Page and track the teams here.
Photo via Ben Duffy/Atlantic Campaigns.
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