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Two ‘Seablings’ in Extreme Tourism
For 43 days, they rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic

Two ‘Seablings’ in Extreme Tourism

For 43 days, they rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, daring shark approaches, sunburns and treacherous waves.

Their journey earlier this year was full of highs and lows – literally. They battled forty-foot waves in total darkness, sharks, illness, exhaustion, blisters, and arguments that risked tearing their family apart.

One thing kept their relationship (and their boat) on course – technology.

In the middle of the Atlantic, the closest people to them were the astronauts in the International Space Station orbiting the planet miles above them.

Microsoft Teams, the collaboration tool, allowed the pair to speak to family back in the UK and their land-based team, giving them crucial support, information and encouragement.

“Having Teams helped us to speak to our mum and dad when we really needed them, said Anna who is 25 years. ‘’We didn’t see anybody else for a month and a half but having that voice on the end of the phone, which sounded so close on Teams, was comforting”.

“That motivation from home gave us strength,” added Cameron, who is training to be a pilot, added: “There’s power in information, and the information from Teams gave us a competitive advantage”.

They started from the Canary Islands and as they crossed the finishing line in Antigua, they set two Guinness World Records – the first brother and sister to row across an ocean, and the fastest mixed-sex pair to row across the Atlantic.

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