Whenever I am asked why I decided to do The Row, my standard reply is, "because ... I want to see if I can." This isn't quite true…

About my new friends the marine conservation charity Sea Changers. We are going to help each other and to do something about plastic pollution in the seas.

"Liberty" - the boat that I will be rowing around the coastline in next year.

I'm getting help from Progression Fitness both to get me fit and to raise money locally.

I put to sea for the first time in an ocean rowing boat.