Meet the Crew

In 2023, Andy and Rosalind rowed 3000 miles entirely unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean. This year they are taking on a new challenge: tackling some of the busiest and most treacherous waters on the planet by circumnavigating Britain.

Andy Hodgson

Expedition Days: 314

Andy is an experienced ocean rower and world record holder. He’s a jack of all trades and has worked across industries – from Film and TV to construction and mechanics – making him a useful person to have around for the many twists and turns of ocean campaigns & expeditions.

Andy began ocean rowing in 2016 and has spent more than 300 days on expeditions around the coast and in the open ocean. He now uses the skills he’s learned at sea to help other teams on their adventures.

Andy Hodgson

Expedition Days: 314

Rosalind Chaston

Expedition Days: 46

Rosalind works at the University of Oxford on environmental change where she tries to get the latest academic knowledge into practice for sustainable development. Seeing the Astronomy, Oceanography, and Ecology of the ocean on expeditions is what keeps her rowing through the dark and stormy nights.

Rosalind isn’t afraid of jumping into things and agreed to row across the Atlantic Ocean within 15 minutes of meeting Andy. Luckily, they got on!

Spirit of Ahab

Spirit of Ahab, or “Spirit” for short, is our trusty ocean rowing boat that has weathered Atlantic storms and coastal currents alike.

She is a seven metre long Rannoch Adventure R15 boat, specially designed for ocean rowing expeditions. At the stern is a snug shared sleeping cabin, the same volume as a telephone box. Solar panels sit on top of the cabins, charging all the electronic navigational equipment and the all important desalinator.

Named after the famed Captain from Moby Dick, Spirit is at home when she’s at sea.