Human Powered Potential

The safety team. 🛟 • Whilst the guys will have no physical support whilst at sea, and indeed if they did take any physical support it then becomes an 'assisted crossing', there IS a dedicated safety team. 😯 • The safety team make sure each team is up to scratch and is as physically, technically, and mentally prepared as possible for the start of the race, they are also on hand 24 hours a day for the duration of the race, and will have very regular calls with the team to proactively support with any issues they may be encountering. 👍 • 📸 by @worlds.toughest.row • The safety team have rowed oceans themselves and have decades of experience in the ocean rowing world so are a fantastic resource for the team to absorb as much information as possible from. 🙌 • Support the crew today by donating to the @MichaelJFoxorg by clicking 'donate' on the website - link in bio. 🔗 • #oceanrowing #worldstoughestrow #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #safteyfirst #safety #safetyteam

@worlds.toughest.row released this video in the lead up to the 2023 Pacific Row and it gives such a good insight into the thoughts in people's heads before they launch. 🚣‍♂️ • Excitement, trepidation...regardless of your experience, rowing out to sea with the knowledge you are not going to touch land for many weeks is something that will stir the emotions. 😯 • The Human Powered Performance team are extremely well prepared, having already done countless hours on the water in their boat but even with all that training, what they are taking on next summer, is absolutely phenomenal. 🤯 • Support the crew today by donating to the @MichaelJFoxorg by clicking 'donate' on the website - link in bio. 🔗 • #oceanrowing #worldstoughestrow #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox

Normally the team will be rowing in shifts as pairs, with one pair rowing and one pair resting, 24 hours a day. 🚣‍♂️🛌🚣‍♂️🛌 • This boat though, allows the team to row three up if they need to, as they're doing here. 3️⃣🆙 • Rowing three up means they'll have to row for much longer than they get to sleep, which isn't sustainable in the long run, but it can be a useful short-term technique to employ if they're fighting to get through a current or spot of bad weather, or perhaps even for a sprint finish! 🏇🏇 • Support the crew today by donating to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research by heading to the following link https://give.michaeljfox.org/event/2023-human-powered-potential/e468428 (clickable link in bio)🔗 • #oceanrowing #worldstoughestrow #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #shifts #sprint

The Herculean calf muscles, and the jazzy shorts, of Mr. Scott Forman - showing what his view will be like in the bow cabin when he's not on the oars! 👀 • Note the fan stuck to the ceiling; whenever the door is not in use during their crossing, it'll be sealed shut, for safety reasons. It can get INCREDIBLY hot inside a sealed ocean rowing cabin in the height of the day, and so that fan will become an incredibly important bit of kit for the occupants of this cabin! • Support the crew today by donating to the @michaeljfoxorg by clicking 'donate' on the website - link in bio. 🔗 • #oceanrowing #worldstoughestrow #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #safety #safetyfirst #airconditioning

Patrick watching on as Pete and Brendan power the boat. 🚣‍♂️ • One thing you can see here is the lines they use to connect themselves to the boat. Being connected to the rowing boat is paramount to the team's safety and so all rowers are wearing a harness, with a heavy duty clip attached to both the rower and to the safety line of the boat. 👍 • When the team enter the race they'll have an extra line called a jackstay attached that runs along the deck of the boat, but for now they're connecting to the high-lines. Either way, this allows them to stay connected to the boat, whilst also being able to move up and down the length of the boat. 🚶‍♂️ • Clipping on, before the exit the cabin after each shift will become second nature to them. 🪢 • Support the crew today by donating to the @michaeljfoxorg by clicking 'donate' on the website - link in bio. 🔗 • #oceanrowing #worldstoughestrow #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #safety #safetyfirst

Well...this will never ever get boring! 🥰 • Being at sea in a boat that makes no noise, and being so close to the surface, whilst watching dolphins and pelicans and other sea birds feast on a bait pod (probably created by the dolphins) moving under the rowing boat...it's a pretty special place to be. 😍 • Some days it will be like this, some days it will be torrential rain and giant waves...but all of these experiences will create everlasting memories! 🧠 • Support the crew today by donating to the @MichaelJFoxorg by clicking 'donate' on the website - https://give.michaeljfox.org/event/2023-human-powered-potential/e468428 - link in bio. 🔗 • #oceanrowing #worldstoughestrow #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #baitpod #baitball #dolphins #feedingtime