Summary
AT last, a sporty rowing saga to upstage argonaut Jimmy Johnstone, the Lisbon Lion who once had to be rescued from the Clyde. A contingent of intrepid Faroese supporters sailed to the NatWest Island Games in a flotilla of 47 small boats. One crew of four decided to row the 228 miles to Shetland but had to be rescued some 30 miles from landfall and more than 200 from home, after seven days at sea. A helicopter and the Aith lifeboat were mobilised. Thankfully the four were none the worse, but did not go to the Games. On landing at Lerwick, they took the ferry home.
The St Helena team's trip was less adventurous, but took 19 days. They spent five days in a boat to Namibia, before flying to the UK from South Africa. They have no airport, but by 2010 will have a runway, costing pounds -42m.See the full content of this document
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Rowed to the Isles
Shetland (23,000) is the smallest island population to have hosted the event. There was such a shortage of accommodation that two cruise ...
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