{"id":169791,"date":"2023-01-19T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T00:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=169791"},"modified":"2023-01-19T00:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T00:01:31","slug":"we-did-it-brothers-row-atlantic-to-win-5-bet-with-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/we-did-it-brothers-row-atlantic-to-win-5-bet-with-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"We did it! Brothers row Atlantic to win \u00a35 bet with Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three brothers rowed 3,000 miles for over a month across the Atlantic – to win a \u00a35 bet with their Dad.<\/p>\n
As youngsters, Louis, 27, Felix, 26, and Finn Ambrose, 23, watched father Hugo arrive in Barbados after 59 days at sea and vowed they could do it quicker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two decades on, they made it to Antigua this week as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Challenge and Dad met them with a \u00a35 note.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The trio, from Lymington, Hampshire, made the journey from the Canary Islands in 36 days.<\/p>\n
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As youngsters, (from left) Louis, 27, Felix, 26, and Finn Ambrose, 23, watched father Hugo arrive in Barbados after 59 days at sea and vowed they could do it quicker<\/p>\n
They rowed 80 miles a day in their boat Ambrosia and raised \u00a323,000 for charity.<\/p>\n
Finn said: ‘We made the bet as a bit of a joke and it all got rather out of control.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0They had been planning to take part in the challenge for two years, having plotted it through Covid lockdowns at home in the New Forest.<\/p>\n
The three achieved the feat despite having had no experience in rowing or sailing. They left La Gomero in the Canary Islands on December 12 and arrived in Nelson\u2019s Dockyard, Antigua, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Pictured: Hugo Ambrose when he rowed across the Atlantic almost 20 years ago<\/p>\n
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Two decades on, they made it to Antigua this week as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Challenge and Dad met them with a \u00a35 note<\/p>\n
Highs included seeing a pod of whales and catching and eating a fish as their father had also done on his journey.<\/p>\n
But there were also lows, they admitted, including when far from land, Felix admitted he had failed to download audiobooks to keep them going as promised.<\/p>\n
And Felix added: \u2018The waves would break on you and it was pretty terrifying. You\u2019d get soaked, and you wouldn\u2019t ever get dry. That was also when the bottom sores began; just sitting down is uncomfortable.\u2019<\/p>\n
On the size of the wager placed, Louis, who works in software consultancy, told The Times: \u2018There\u2019s been quite a reduction over 20 years in purchasing power. Maybe we will get half a pint?\u2019<\/p>\n
Before the voyage, Hugo said: \u2018When it seemed as if they were serious, I got behind them and have given them all the advice I can. The race really will test them, both physically and mentally, but they\u2019ll never forget it.\u2019<\/p>\n