Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party), on Tuesday, 18 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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East Lothian rowers cross the Atlantic in third place

That this House congratulates Ian Baird, Duncan Hughes, Ross McKinney, Fraser Potter and Clive Rooney of North Berwick Coastal Rowing Club, known as Five in a Row, for finishing in third place in the 2021 Talisker Atlantic Challenge; understands that the five men completed the 3000 mile journey from La Gomera in Spain to Antigua in the Caribbean in 36 days, 3 hours and 33 minutes, each taking turns to have two hours of sleep; notes that the group finished third out of thirty six boats, and describe the journey as the hardest thing they have ever done, as falling from the boat would have been fatal as the craft could not be turned around fast enough to find a crew member in the darkness; commends the fundraising efforts that the group made to get them to the starting line, with additional funds raised to be given to the charity Reverse Rett; and wishes the group the best of luck in their futures.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

866 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Douglas Chapman

Joanna Cherry

Margaret Ferrier

Ben Lake

Subjects

East Lothian Rowing

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk