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Atlantic Rower to Visit Beaumaris

Earlier this year Anthony Taylor rowed the Atlantic Ocean single handed and without any support.  After 79 grueling days at sea, he finally arrived safely in Antigua.

Later this year, he will make a slightly less grueling trip from Manchester to Beaumaris (although 79 days at sea will be nothing compared to a Friday night traffic jam on the A55) to give a talk on his adventures.

The ticket price of £10 will go towards the new Beaumaris Atlantic 85 Lifeboat appeal. Tickets will be available from Marine Electrical.  Book early as there are limited seats available. Call us on 01248 811677 0r email chris@marineeectricalpower.com

Solo Atlantic Rower Puts His Trust in Marine Electrical

In January 2008 the solo Atlantic rower, Anthony Taylor, set off from La Gomera to row the Atlantic.  Seventy nine gruelling days later he arrived safely in Antigua.

 

Anthony chose Marine Electrical to design and rewire his boat. During the crossing Anthony was saved on several occasions by the radar transponder (re-built by Marine Electrical) which alerted him to approaching shipping.

 

Despite atrocious weather conditions, a couple of capsizes and a cabin full of sea water, all systems performed perfectly.  The emergency system was, fortunately, never needed. The batteries were charged so well that not only could the water-maker be used to supply drinking water, but there was sufficient power to provide fresh water for washing with as well.

 

This autumn Anthony will visit Beaumaris to give an illustrated talk on his adventure. All funds from the ticket sales will help to provide the Beaumaris lifeboat station with a new Atlantic 85 lifeboat.

 

Call Helen or Chris on 01248 811677 for more details or call in to our showroom in Beaumaris for further details.

Anthony Taylor's Solo Atlantic rowing boat

In June 2007, we were approached by solicitor, Anthony Taylor, who asked us to rewire his ocean-going rowing boat ahead of his forthcoming attempt to row, alone and unsupported, across the Atlantic. 

We agreed to sponsor Anthony in his attempt by supplying him with equipment at cost price and all labour free of charge and, gradually, the boat, Albatross, was rewired ready for the trials which took place on Lake Windermere.

The rewire included a Mastervolt battery monitoring system and an LED all-round white light. This reduces the current consumption of this light by 10 times from 2 amps to just 0.2 amps. As an added safety feature the light has 50 LED's, so the possibility of the light failing is almost impossible.  (Incidentally, this kind of technology is available to you too and we will be running a feature about it in our March 2008 newsletter.  Make sure you don't miss it by signing up for our email newsletter at the top right-hand-side of this page.)

For more information about Anthony's solo Atlantic row, visit his web site at www.soloatlantic.com or call back here regularly and we'll keep you updated on his progress.