
The Front Row continues. After the first adventure ended sooner than expected in March – read all about it here – a new team is preparing to take on the Atlantic again. Early 2023 three Belgian friends – a boatbuilder, an engineer and a craftsman – will set off again to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Miami, US by man power, in a row boat. Our great adventure will take us approximately 3 months and the boat will be our home during that long time. A Tiny house on a big ocean! However, the boat will be more than our home and means of transport, it will primarily become a “research pod” for several experiments.
Koen De Gezelle
He builds ocean rowing boats for a living and is basically a professional tough guy. He lives mostly on coffee and continues to work on his life mission to design, develop and have fun with ocean rowing boats.
Gijs Vanden Bogaerde
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Gijs, aka Hands of destruction, has yet to figure out why he's joining. He loves being at sea and he doesn't want to miss this opportunity to cross the ocean. However it's mostly the FOMO driving him.
Yurith Joly
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As a craftsman, his skillset spans many disciplines, from working on boats to building pianos and crafting leather products.
He's also a musician and will provide the much needed musical entertainment and comic relief on board!
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