Organising Team
Jock Wishart - Race Project Manager
- Organised first ever Polar Race –now a biannual event
- Holds world speed record for circumnavigating globe in powered vessel
- Has rowed Atlantic
- Former Head of PR for Rugby World Cup
- Team Leader for 1999 record breaking London to Paris rowing crew
Malcolm Knight – Logistics Manager
- Retired Met. Police Officer
- Organiser or competitor in six successful 'middle' distance record rows
- Oarsman in the 1999 London to Paris record row
- Holder of the single handed record for rowing the River Thames
- A confirmed fixed seat oarsman!
Gary Walker – Skipper Control Boat
- Adventurer and Businessman
- Crew on record breaking circumnavigation of the globe in a power driven vessel in 1998
- Logistics and Support Vessel Skipper of 1999 record breaking London to Paris row
- One of organisers of Polar Race in 2003 and 2005
- Part of expedition to South Georgia retracing Shackleton's route in 2000
Marine Safety and Support Team
Richard Carless – Safety Ribs
- Oarsman in 1999 record breaking London to Paris row
- Provides water safety support to the film industry
Mike Oram – Lead Skipper for Support Craft
- Skippered the support boat in the 1999 London to Paris Row
- Experienced Cross Channel skipper - regularly providing support to cross channel swims