Jake Still sets off on the World’s Toughest Row on 12th December. Last week, Jake arrived at the start at La Gomera in the Canary Isles and took delivery of his ocean rowing boat ‘Azula’ on Saturday. Checks assure us all that she has arrived in one piece and one of the jobs now is […]
We continue our series of interviews by Lucy Johnson, in which she interviews some of the key players in the development past, present and future, of The Aire Rivers Trust. We thank her for her commitment and expertise in putting these pieces together. This month she interviews Roger Parkinson in preparation for National Tree week […]
We continue our series of interviews by Lucy Johnson, in which she interviews some of the key players in the development past, present and future, of The Aire Rivers Trust. We thank her for her commitment and expertise in putting these pieces together. Olivia is decidedly unflamboyant and undemonstrative, but also patient, unflappable, resilient, measured, […]
Are you doing some trespassing? is a question I’m asked about this project to photograph the River Aire mile by mile. The answer has to be a big no, given that the photos are going on the Aire Rivers Trust’s social media and wouldn’t it be embarrassing to be called out? Feelings run high about […]
Jake Still is rowing the Atlantic in December. He is concerned about pollution in the River Aire where he trains. There are many ways that sewage and plastics enter our watercourses and Jake shows us two that contribute to our rivers’ poor states. Have a look at his video, in which he visits a couple of examples of pollution on the river where he currently rows.
We continue our series of interviews by Lucy Johnson, in which she interviews some of the key players in the development past, present and future, of The Aire Rivers Trust. We thank her for her committment and expertise in putting these pieces together. Arriving early for our scheduled interview (I have a healthy mistrust of […]
Jake Still describes the challenge of even qualifying to row the Atlantic
Earlier in December, I had the opportunity to travel down to La Gomera to see the race start line. It was exciting to be down there and see the marina with all the boats lined up in the water and how amazing to see the support from the locals with the race banners spread across the various local businesses such as restaurants.
At the end of next year, data scientist and rower Jake Still plans to embark on an almighty rowing challenge while fundraising to support the restoration of his beloved rivers back home. Spending up to 50 or so days at sea alone, he’s aiming row across the Atlantic solo. This is the first in his series of guest blog posts, in which he’ll keep us updated with his training and eventual race progress.
