“I made history when I rowed across the Atlantic”

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE night in the Atlantic Ocean, it looks as if someone has thrown glitter all over the sky. As we rowed 3,000 miles from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean, it was a privilege to see a sky so unaffected by light pollution.

With my 60th birthday approaching, I wanted to set myself a phenomenal challenge. Rowing the Atlantic Ocean felt