Mad4Waves
Nonprofit Organization Management - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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MAD 4 Waves are a crew of four close mates, who are coming together to battle one of the toughest challenges on Earth: Rowing 5500 km across the Atlantic Ocean. Cole, Grant, Lee and Matthew all attended school at Bishops Diocesan College and are currently in their third year of studies at the University of Cape Town. The boys are also stalwart rowers with a great love for the sport. Whilst there can be no comparison between the prodigious scale of rowing an ocean and racing down a 2km course, the boys are no strangers to pushing themselves both physically and mentally.Further driving their passion for rowing across the Atlantic, is the desire to make a difference in the world. The boys have partnered with MAD Leadership Foundation and will be raising funds in an effort to help transform the youth of South Africa into the future leaders of tomorrow!The Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge is the world's No.1 ocean enduro-race and is widely considered to be one of the hardest challenges on the planet: Racing across the Atlantic Ocean in nothing but a rowing boat. Fewer people have rowed across the Atlantic than have reached the summit of Everest, journeyed the North Pole or ventured into space. The race begins at the head of Africa in the Canary Islands and finishes in the Caribbean, a distance of approximately 5 500 km. Team Waves 4 Wishes will be competing in the fours category in 2018 with the goal of not only completing the gruelling race, but also winning. The range of time that it takes for a four to complete the race is anywhere between 37 and 67 days. We will row in pairs- two hours on, two hours off, non stop for the duration of the race. Each rower will burn over 6500 kcal per day (two and a half times the amount of a man with an office job) and lose about 20% of his body weight.Donations: http://mad4waves.com/donate/Facebook: www.facebook.com/mad4wavesInstagram: @mad4Waves
