- - 2007 - -
04/01/07 - Training begins...
25/01/07 - Contacted Woodvale to apply for race entry.
23/02/07 - Fully registered in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2009.
18/04/07 - Visited our old school teacher, rugby and cricket coach and two
time Atlantic Rower, Mark Mortimer, for extremely helpful
advice and information about how to row an Ocean!
One of Ocean Rowing's iconic images!
- Mark Mortimer (left) with Martin Bellamy in the very
first Atlantic Ocean Rowing race in 1997
02/05/07 - Web domain and Email accounts created.
10/05/07 - Recieved endorsement from Concept 2 Rowing.
31/05/07 - Website online.
06/06/07 - Initial, pre-sponsor, clothing kit for GROSE-MACDONALD rowing acquired.
15/09/07 - Attended Woodvale hosted event in Newark at PA Freight.
10/11/07 - Met with Ocean Rower Andrew Barnett and owner of Woodvale Pairs Class boat MayaBrit.
13/11/07 - Chose We Are MacMillan as our charity.
29/11/07 - Met with The University of Lincoln Director of Sport.
15/12/07 - 2nd viewing of MayaBrit and contract terms agreed.

Our 2nd visit to Herefordshire to see MayaBrit in December.
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