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Welsh Rowing Team Joins Epic Atlantic Challenge Adventure

12/15/2025

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Merched y Mor, a Welsh rowing team, aims to be among the first to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a 3,000-mile row from La Gomera to Antigua.
The team includes Denise Leonard, Helen Heaton, Liz Collyer, and Heledd Williams, who trained for three years.
Two Yorkshire lawyers, David Knaggs and Richard Larking, began their Atlantic crossing the same day to raise funds for local charities, expecting 45–55 days at sea.

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Merched y Mor, a Welsh rowing team, aims to be among the first to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a 3,000-mile row from La Gomera to Antigua.
The team includes Denise Leonard, Helen Heaton, Liz Collyer, and Heledd Williams, who trained for three years.
Two Yorkshire lawyers, David Knaggs and Richard Larking, began their Atlantic crossing the same day to raise funds for local charities, expecting 45–55 days at sea.