Welcome! My name is Tommy Tippetts and this is my website covering my attempt to row the Atlantic Ocean, setting out in January 2012.
Below is my blog where you will be able to keep up to date with all areas of my preparation, from sponsors to securing a boat and all my training to prepare for such a challenge.
Please also take some time to look at why I am doing this row, raising money and awareness for mental health in this country and any small donation you can make will go a long way to improving lives of many people around the UK. Please click below to sponsor me on my row in aid of Mind. I am hoping to raise £25,000 for the charity and any contribution you can make, small or big, would be gratefully received.
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Solo Atlantic Row 2011
Read Tommy's blog as he prepares to take on 'the World's toughest rowing race'
Day 81
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The last few days have produced some good weather that is set to continue for my final run into Barbados. The winds are averaging about 15kn and some good current helped me to drop south into the position I am in now.
With some good miles made I am now 56.6 miles from Port St Charles in the NW of Barbados. My expected arrival into the Port is Thursday, currently looking at around about mid morning local time. My aim is to get to within about 20 miles in the next 24 hours and then work my way round the North of the island to arrive at the Port Thursday morning. Whilst my crossing time will be taken when I arrive into Port St Charles, ocean rows are officially recognized when a boat crosses the longitude W59° 37’, which is also the longitude of North Point, at the northern tip of Barbados. After crossing West of this line I officially become an ocean rower!
With the island being fairly flat it is not going to be until about 12 miles out until I spot land, although I may catch some of the lights tomorrow night. But as I close in on land there are certain changes that suggest I am approaching the island, a lot more birds at out at sea during the day and a large build up of cloud in the West suggesting the weather is hitting land to name just a few.
I also had the fantastic experience of a fly past this morning. My parents and Sister have been on the island for a few days and were able to commandeer a light aeroplane and pilot who flew them out to my position this morning! As I say a fantastic experience with the plane getting very low to the boat as it went past! Apparently it took about 20 minutes for this Piper plane to make the 70 mile trip out to me so I can’t be too far off now!
As I have mentioned before with the end now less than 48 hours away, the last 80 days at sea seem to have caught up with my body. Along with about 7 hours sleep in the last 3 days, the end is becoming more and more of a welcome prospect. With the fly past this morning my usual routine that has varied little in the last month became disrupted and it was very worrying how this change affected the rest of my day! As my old housemaster used to say, the most important thing is ‘routine, routine, routine’! I very much agree.
So tomorrow is my last full day at sea and I am very much looking forward to it. Fair winds, good swell, decent cloud cover and the final day of the Windies/Australia test in Barbados on the radio it should make for a good run in. I’m sure the Bob Marley tunes will also be blaring out at some point!
That also makes this my last blog from the Atlantic. I will update again once when on dry land and able to think straight again, but thank you for following my voyage over these past 80 days or so. I hope my blogs have given you some insight into life at sea in a 24ft rowing boat, the rest you will have to find out for yourselves!
Thank you to everyone also for their huge generosity in donations for Mind. Both on and offline donations are now at the best part of £10k which is brilliant, but please don’t think we are stopping there! Anything you can give is really appreciated. I also hope that I have been able to spread the word about how much support mental health charities like Mind need, but also to get people to talk more and be open to discussing mental health issues, rather than continuing to treat them with the stigma that is so strong in society.
Thanks again everyone, next blog from Barbados!
Oh ye one more thing, I gave a quick phone interview the other day for a guy just starting up a podcast on ocean rowing. Search ‘Ocean Rowing Podcast’ on Facebook or youtube or in google and you should find it. Think I am episode 2. Cheers.
Pps there is a webcam in port st Charles that looks out over the harbour. I don’t have the address but if you google Port St Charles, Barbados I’m sure you can find it. If someone does locate it maybe you could post the link as a comment for everyone else? Not sure how good it is, but keep an eye out on Thursday about lunchtime onwards UK time.
If anyone would like to leave a message for Tommy, scroll to the bottom of this page and type your message in the box under "Leave your comment".
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amazing achievement
I have been following your journey with my daughter who has mental health issues and is supported by her local .Mind. We feel like we now know you and think of you as a friend. Although we will miss your tweets and blogs we are so pleased that you have remained safe. Your determination and mental strength has been an inspiration especially for my daughter who is the same age as you. I bet your family can't wait to give you a big hug. Very best wishes, Anita
Give us a wave!
We'll be watching the webcam so give us a wave! Life will never be the same for you after this incredible experience, and very dull for the rest of us who have been following your progress every day!Thank you for all your blogs which have made exciting reading. Enjoy the reception and many congratulations on such a wonderful achievement!
Love Angie and Nick
Your a winner Tommy.
What more words can I write that can express my feelings at the moment.Your a real winner Tommy and and an inspiration to us all.How great that I can look in on the webcam tomorrow in the hope of seeing your arrival.Life will return to everyday life for me and I will miss your great blogs,so well written and telling us all how life was with you onboard. I am sure that it will be very strange for you to get used to living on land again,without having to think that you must row.There may be times in the future that you will miss your Ked Endeavour and life onboard away from all everyday rush and stress.Thank you for all that you have done for Main Mental Health England,your unselfish act will help hundreds who need helps.The world needs more Tommy`s. You have proved to us all ,that all is possible if you really want it.like for you a dream can come true. I searched and searched to find a right song to send you, and I think that I found it for you. Hope that you will like it. Well Tommy have a wonderful day tomorrow,you deserve every bit of notice and honour that you receive for this very great achievement,oh I so admire and so proud to call you my friend.Hope that we will keep in contact when you have time....may`be someday you come will come to Bodø in the Arctic Circle in Norway,stranger things have happened..God bless you and help you in the future,never change Tommy the lovely feeling you have for wanting to help others that you come across in your life. Because of your fantastic solo rowing for Charity Main, you have brought it to our notice and so thankful that I could reward you by sending donations to your favorite charity.Thank you with all my heart for what you have achieved. Bye now from you Irish fan in Bodø Norway.....Good luck tomorrow....
Wow! Catherine & Paul Redparth, St John the Baptist Church, Kirdford.
It's just unbelievably wonderful! At this point we are keeping you in our prayers as this is a crucial time for you now, Tommy! Keep your head and don't get distracted from the task ahead, not yet over! You concentrate please and we will pray! Will watch you on the webcam - hope we get a good picture! Row! Row! Row! We are all holding our breath with excitement!
Lots of love and prayers to all the Tippetts family... see you soon! x
Amazing Job!
You must be so excited to finish this adventure tomorrow! What will you have first on land. Your family must be so proud of you and will be so happily relieved to have you back tomorrow. It is outstanding what you did in this last 80+ days!!!!!
I will try to get to see your arrival on the webcam in the morning! You probably know, it will be hard for you to walk on land again at first!Good luck tomorrow!!! Thanks for the blogs!
All the best
Andrea V
TOMMY'S ARRIVAL
Chris and Lizzie are planning to set off at 6 a.m. and travel by boat
to the North of Barbados to see Tommy cross the official finishing line.
They will probably then accompany Tommy as he rows the last leg down to
the Port. I will be waiting at the Port from this time also. Timing
is still difficult to establish but I hope to be able to give some
warning for those watching the webcam and will do so via this comment
section. At the moment ETA is about lunchtime Barbados time. Roz
roztippetts@btinternet.com
Tom, you have rowed the boat ashore!
Tom. our life back here is going to be rather dull after your epic adventure ends to-day.Not leaving the web-can all day and have a stock of hankies at the ready.We are with you in spirit to-day and once again WELL DONE!!
XXXXXXXXXX Peter and Sue.
Roz can be seen on webcam setting up for Tommy's arrival
click on the following link: http://portstcharles.com/webcam_window.php?cam=3
YOU DID IT!
Congratulations Tommy! We all feel immensely proud of you. Enjoy your moment of triumph and look forward to giving you a pat on the back and a big hug when you get home to Sussex! Kirdford has been renamed Kirdford International!
Lots of love from Nick Angie Ed Karen Dan Anita Jonathan Herbie Emmy and Leo X X X X X
Request for an important photo
I Followed the arrival and activity on the pier, on the Webcam.
There were Several people and photographers, Saw Liz and Chris.
There is a cherished moment When mother and son are hugging.
At the moment about 40 seconds stopped the paper going through the printer.
The most important picture in the arrival ceremony.
Please help me to find this photo, I am certain that someone captured this moment.
Love to all
mikexxx
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
AS THE PROUD PARENTS OF A OCEAN ROWER WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN SHARING WHAT BECAME THE MOST EXCITING
CULMINATION OF AN EXTRAORDINARY 83 DAYS. TOMMY TOO HAS COMMENTED ON THE
WEALTH OF UPLIFTING AND CONSTANT MESSAGES HE HAS RECEIVED. IT QUITE
SIMPLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME WITHOUT YOU ALL: FAMILY, FRIENDS,
VILLAGE, PRESS AND ALSO SPECIAL NEW FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. YOU HAVE BEEN AN AMAZING TEAM!TOMMY WAS WELL RECEIVED HERE IN BARBADOS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND IS IN GOOD FORM. CHRIS AND ROZ TIPPETTS
roztippetts@btinternetcom







Port St Charles webcam
Here is the link to the Port St Charles webcam. I for one will be watching it closely tomorrow.
http://www.portstcharles.com/webcam_window.php?cam=3