Our Expedition Is Funded — Now Let's Raise £60,000 for Charity!

Hello and welcome from Remiges Quinque (V) – The 5 Oarsmen!

We have some fantastic news to share…

WE DID IT! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our corporate sponsors, supporters, friends, families and colleagues, we have now secured the funding needed to cover the costs of our World's Toughest Row Atlantic 2026 expedition!

When we first launched this GoFundMe, our goal was to raise £200,000 to help fund the enormous costs involved in getting our team and boat across the Atlantic.

Since then, we've been working hard behind the sings to reduce costs (Our boat Aegir, the fastest boat to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean has been chartered rather than build new) and raise funds and have blown away by the support we've received, much of it through corporate sponsorships and partnerships secured outside this platform.

Every conversation, introduction, contribution and show of support has helped bring this challenge closer to reality. To everyone who has backed us so far, thank you. We genuinely couldn't have got here without you.

But this is where our story takes an exciting new turn.

With our expedition costs now covered (and a good start to our charity pots via additional corporate sponsors), we've reduced our GoFundMe target from £200,000 to £60,000 — and every further donation through this fundraiser will now go towards our three chosen charities.

Our mission has always been about more than rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. It's about using this extraordinary challenge to make a meaningful difference to causes that are close to our hearts.

Our three charity partners are:

The Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity

MND Scotland

MindBodySole Mental Health Charity

Each of these organisations does outstanding work, and we're incredibly proud to be supporting them. Now that we've secured the funding to make our expedition possible, we can focus our fundraising efforts on helping these charities continue the work that matters so much to them and the people they support.

The boat is funded. The challenge is on. Now it's time to turn 3,000 miles of rowing into £60,000 for charity.

The work to bring in the initial costs might be done but the work continues. The current iteration of the team consists of Will Mackie, Stuart Ward, Stuart Brown and Karl Bainbridge after Brian Smith had to withdraw due to an injury sustained towards the end of training.

The lads are currently preparing themselves physically and mentally for the 30 foot waves, constant 2 hours on and 2 hours off shift pattern (24/7 for 40 days+) and the over 7000 calories a day of food they'll have to eat that has been squirreled away onto Aegir by hook and crook,

Whether you donate, share our page or follow our journey, we'd love you to be part of what comes next.

Thank you for helping us get this far. Now let's see just how much of a difference we can make together!

Remiges Quinque (V) – The 5 Oarsmen

3000 MILES TO GO