Team Geared Up

SINGAPORE - The Piton posted it so I stole their title, they got it right in one go “47.2 knots of pure awesome-ness”. This video is of The French Hydroptère when it broke a world record for the fastest sailing speed (not including icesailing) when they hit 47.2 knots. Unreal. I lov[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Eh, how’d we miss this one!? In 2008 Simon Evans and Fearghal O’Nuallain will leave their homes in Wicklow (Ireland) and begin their attempt to circumnavigate the world by bike and by boat. So I spotted a trackback to TGU posted by Fearghal on the Revoluti[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - We got a message that a yacht has been spotted by an Irish Air corps plane drifting 68 miles off the west coast of Ireland with no mast and had previously done a few capsizes. The yacht had left the West Indies over 2 weeks ago ad had lost all radio contact (Did t[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - I’ve just bought and finished “The Crossing” by Ben Fogle (BBC Castaway 2000 etc.) & James Cracknell (2 Times Gold Olympic Rower) in the last 2 weeks. It’s a fantastic read. Not only that, but I got a signed copy from Stanford’s expediti[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - In 10 minutes MICHAEL PERHAM, Born 16th March 1992, is about to become the youngest person to ever sail trans-atlantic solo. BBC are reporting: The mission has lasted six weeks with stops in Gibraltar and Cape Verde. Michael’s yacht, Cheeky Monkey, is being shadowed [...] Read More »

UTV News was quick to report this: we saw him come into the harbour here just around 5pm. Veteran fundraiser Matt Browne, who lost his leg to diabetes six years ago, today completed his inspirational 1,000-mile record a day ahead of schedule. Arriving back at Howth, Co Dublin, from where he origina[...] Read More »

Just giving Mark Pollock & Tom Kennedy a shout out for the Irish Sea Kayak Challenge… They will cross the Irish Sea from Wales to Wexford in a double kayak. What makes it special? Both lads are blind. Mark has made some fantastic achievements since he became blind. Once of which was th[...] Read More »

Photo by Geared Up Photo above shows two of the yachts, Pindar & Spencer Dock tied up in Howth Harbour today. Worth a look if you’re local! On the 22nd April, the yachts will leave the River Liffey (via the 11am swing bridge opening). They will sail to the start line which is north of [...] Read More »