4 Men Attempt To Row Across The Atlantic

Starting From N.Y., British Rowers Try 3,200-Mile Journey In 29-Foot Boat

(CBS/ AP)  Four men, one 29-foot rowboat - and about 3,200 miles to go.

A team of rowers from the United Kingdom set out from the Hudson River on Sunday to try to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They hope to end at the Isles of Scilly, a group of small islands off England's southwestern tip.

The boat has an electronic tracking system, and a Web site dedicated to the effort says the rowers had gone 37 miles as of Sunday night. They hope to break a record of 55 days and 13 hours, set by two Norwegian-Americans in 1896.

The rowers are expected to take turns, with two people rowing in two-hour shifts and then switching off. They range in age from 19 to 43 and have been training for more than a year.

They are carrying about 1,500 freeze-dried meals and a device that can make saltwater safe to drink. The team hopes to complete the journey without any physical human contact and without accepting any food or drinks until reaching land on Scilly, according to row4home.com.

The rowers have set up a Web site to track their progress.

[downsteamjim]

This is nothing. When in high school, Obama walked across the Atlantic while carring 4 people to Sweden for free health care.

[hamiltongrad]

idiots, all

[dorlockt]

LOL!!!! Did you see the picture of the guys who did it in 1896? They''re dressed for a Sunday afternoon bike ride...and there was only two of them. These English chaps are a bunch of wu*ssy men compared to our American MEN!

[ajaxtheleast]

If they really want to row faster

than the Norwegian-Americans talking

to the crew of the freighter seized by

pirates in Somalian waters could yield

a row-inspiring course to chart.

[haoli25]

Good Luck Captain Gilligan!

[zoopster1]

"Tax payers will probably have to spend a quarter of a million bucks rescuing them.

Posted by drinuk"

Yep, forced to agree there, only I think the cost of a sea search and rescue will more likely be in the millions.

[rational_1]

As soon as I saw that rowboat of theirs I immediately thought back to that George Clooney movie, The Perfect Storm. If these guys get caught in any major Atlantic storm they are toast. Row fast little buddies!

[drinuk]

Yet more proof that Transatlantic Air Fares have become far too expensive. Tax payers will probably have to spend a quarter of a million bucks rescuing them.