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We Will Do This! Pagano and Miller have committed to one of two American rowing teams to take part in the challenge. They have since adopted the team name, “The Cranial Quest,” and will depart December 15, 2015, from the Canary Island of La Gomera, just off the coast of Africa. Depending on the race conditions, they should arrive on the southern coast of Antigua in English Harbor, approximately 50 to 90 days and more than 3,000 nautical miles later. The ocean rowboats are designed to be water tight and self-righting in the event of high seas. All boats are equipped with a water maker, GPS, navigation, life raft, med kit, and 90 days worth of food. Several training courses are required prior to departure including: Ocean Yachtmaster, Sea Survival, Marine Radio Short Range Certificate, and First Aid at Sea. Atlantic Campaigns provides on water support throughout the challenge if needed. However, teams will be disqualified from the race if they take any repair, food, or help during the crossing.
Rowing for a Change! A journey with oars across the Atlantic Ocean, as part of the 31-team Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, will help Pagano give back to the effort he vowed to support all
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those years ago; The ALS Association’s Greater Philadelphia Chapter. Preparing for this oceanic rowing marathon has not been easy, it is costly. An entry fee, the purchase and shipping costs for a six-foot-wide “ocean rowing boat,” and the cost for a support vessel highlight a myriad of expenses. Though George Pagano and company struck up a partnership with the Philadelphia-based Urban Affairs Coalition, the team’s fiscal sponsor, much of Pagano’s time goes toward contacting potential corporate sponsors … that is, when he isn’t training for the race or studying for a law school admission test scheduled for October. If it helps Pagano’s charitable cause, however, he knows all the time, money and effort will have been worth it, in more ways than one. When the journey comes to an end, Pagano plans to enroll in law school. That is, if he doesn’t decide to try his hand at The Great Pacific Race, which runs from the California coast to Hawaii.
This is a Trip of a Lifetime … A Challenge of Lives, For Life! Follow George & Caitlin on the Cranial Quest... Rowing for a Change www.thecranialquest.com www.atlanticcampaigns.com Fall 2015
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