Who are we?

We are Mark, Jon, Steve and Dan, four friends from Bristol that have all been personally affected by the causes The Movember Foundation fight for. We are rowing across the Atlantic in The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, one of the toughest races on the planet - 4 guys, 1 boat, 3000 miles and a goal to raise £100,000 for The Movember Foundation. 

What are we doing?

The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge saw us leave La Gomera in the Canary Islands on 17th December 2017 and start rowing to Antigua, the Caribbean. We face isolation, 40ft waves, shipping vessels hundreds of times larger than our boat, sleep deprivation and salt sores. It's no wonder that more people have been into space, or climbed Everest than have rowed the Atlantic! The challenge will take 40 to 60 days and you can follow us on social media @bythehundred for all the latest updates and photos from the ocean.

Over the last 20 months, we have been working hard on this campaign and have self-funded a lot of the costs to ensure we maximise funds for Movember.

We have spent £85,000 of our own money on this challenge, however, we are short of £25,000 to complete the project. Whilst we have the equipment to row the Atlantic we still need to fund transporting the boat home from the finish in Antigua. We were lucky enough to get the boat to the start line through the generosity of people allowing us to delay payments.

Mark's story

My mental health suffered whilst I was a teenager due to a spine condition that meant I lost a lot of friends and was unable to undertake any sports. Two years after diagnosis I had two surgeries in 2004. After a week in traction during these surgeries and six months in a back brace post op my confidence and self-belief was incredibly low. I did not talk to anyone about it and felt very isolated. It was only when I met my now best friends at University and started to speak to them about my experiences that I began to feel OK.

As a result of opening up I began undertaking challenges as a way of showing others that, despite my back condition, if I could do it, they could too.

Consequently, I have climbed Kilimanjaro dressed as Pacman, kayaked the Zambezi and taken a Mototaxi across the length of Peru. Steve and Dan Baker are brothers and have lost loved ones to both prostate and testicular cancer. Unfortunately, Steve and Jon have also lost old classmates to suicide.

When the four of us came together we realised just how much of a positive impact The Movember Foundation has had on men and their families for each of the illnesses/conditions we have been affected by.

We wanted to use the Atlantic challenge as a platform to raise a substantial amount of money for them and in turn, help stop men dying too young. 

Please pledge and share the project with your friends and family. Thanks everyone!!