TWO HOURS ON | TWO HOURS OFF Donna Beech

TWO HOURS ON | TWO HOURS OFF

An Extreme Test of Endurance and Friendship

Four Dutch friends test themselves in an extreme challenge: Build a boat. Learn to row. Train for 3 years. Row 6350 km across the treacherous North Atlantic (2 hours on/2 hours off) for 60 days. Break the world record for the fastest crossing.... And they succeed!

Most of us live our lives on the brink of possibilities we never explore. If we were to apply the skills these men learned on their astonishing adventure, we could accomplish wonders.

The men of Ocean Fours wanted to know what they were made of. With preparation, training and enduring friendship, they proved themselves to be capable of even more than they expected.

Under extreme emotional and physical duress, many rowers turn on one another after 60 days at sea. Not willing to leave their friendships prey to chance (or to human error), Ocean Fours hired experts to help them communicate. They learned to demonstrate humor, kindness and generosity, even under adversity.

Leaving the historic record of the great Samuelsen and Harbo intact, they claimed the prize: The Fastest Modern Unsupported Crossing by Rowers

on the North Atlantic: 6350 km (3946 mi) in 60 days 16 hours 19 minutes.