Never2Late

28/04/2024

For sale ST2000+ tiller Pilot Autohelm. Brand new not been out of the box. Box is tatty, bought as a back up for World’s Toughest Row 2023. Not used or plugged in. RRP £555, priced to sell at £395. PM if interested. Other items for sale, including oars and spare dagger board.

21/02/2024

The photo contains all the donor comments from the Sponsor me page.

You can still give to the fund, which stands at £5710 - 57% of the target amount.

https://sponsorme.charitiestrust.org/event/c2598bc1-5897-451e-9c06-0252a8d49657?fbclid=IwAR08DKN-VBxSo4LC8vk66c9unJ0H-j1mccWSzhHlFyWuyjIbmSh19Ffj0Yc

19/02/2024

Ian and Jim finished their epic challenge on Sunday morning at early O’Clock UK time. The money is continuing to roll in so thank you to:Andrew Hull, Jan Chilton, Lorraine Golding, Mark Herd, Paul Butler, Gordon Cole, Steve Thornes, Lindsey Axford, Brian Grieve, Mark Herd and Paul Butler.

The fund is still operating, if you want to add to it.

https://sponsorme.charitiestrust.org/event/c2598bc1-5897-451e-9c06-0252a8d49657

18/02/2024

Well done Ian and Jim on completing the challenge. The sponsorme fund currently stands at £4165 + £955.12 in gift aid = £5120.12, which will be split equally between Myeloma UK and Papyrus. Hopefully there will be more donations made in the coming days.

https://sponsorme.charitiestrust.org/event/c2598bc1-5897-451e-9c06-0252a8d49657

This is what the donors had to say (in alphabetical not chronological order) :

Absolutely amazing!!
All good wishes, Jim
All good wishes, Jim
Amazing effort
Awe inspiring Ian “dishevelled” Davies, well done again young man! 👏👏👏
Awesome achievement, and Ian you are mad for the second time.
Awesome effort from all involved. Nearly there now!
Best of luck Jim. Will be thinking of you. Christine and Laurie
Bloody Hell lads - what an AMAZING undertaking ...... a long way from the Isis ..... your are both in my thoughts and prayers ......... (and thanks Ali for letting me know about this heroic voyage!!!). NEVER 2 LATE for sure!
Brilliant achievement guys. Happy birthday Ian👍
Can’t describe the admiration I feel toward these two heroes!
Congratulations on completing this epic challenge! Most people couldn't contemplate doing this once and here's you leading the way. Well done to you both. Stay safe and strong. Brian and Tracy x
Fair winds for the rest of your adventure, see you when you get home
Fantastic achievement! Keep on rowing, land is ahoy Captain’s
Fantastic! Loads of luck.
Go for it guys
Go for it Jim !
Go Jim! This is amazing!
Good effort chaps
Good effort Ian!
Good effort men. Keep pulling on them there oars
Good luck , thanks for your support for myself and other Myeloma fighters!
Good Luck ! Amazing & very Brave achievement..👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Mitch’s Sister !
Good luck & stay safe
Good luck Ian. Only slightly worse than doing a Montford!
Good luck Ian.Inspirational mate.✊️
Good Luck Jim and Ian
Good luck Jim regards martin cofield
Good luck Jim you are a braver man than me all the best to you and your mate x
Good luck stay safe
Good luck to you and Merry Christmas Rowing
Good Luck with this incredible challenge.
Good luck, Ian.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Great effort
Great job both of them. Maybe the last time?
Hey Jim and Ian its been such a long time and Noah is wanting you home so you can watch the six nations and of course answer a few questions...
I cannot believe you’re doing this for a second time!!! Keep going, and we look forward to seeing you finish (and with a b**r in your hand). JJ & Alison
Incredible Effort gentlemen. Well Done
Keep going guys, you're doing a great job.
Keep Going love Brian and Debbie
Keep going!
Merry Christmas guys, & I hope the rest of your crossing is “enjoyable” and Safe.
My late Mother was diagnosed with Myeloma and I wish to help research into this disease.
Oarsmen effort, well done x
Only just found out about this heroic effort, well done to you both. Excellent effort for worthy charities
Teddy Hall Xmas Raffle Fundraiser with Generous support from our contractors and Suppliers Keep going Jim!!
That is an extreme way to raise funds even by my standard. Good luck!
This donation is made on the condition that Ian does not post any further pics of him in swimming shorts!!
Very best of luck to you both. My 88 year old mum was diagnosed with Myeloma five years ago and is also currently in remission so thank you for helping to raise money for Myeloma UK.
Very best wishes for an enjoyable but safe experience. Well done! X
Well done guys. A great effort from two old geezers. You both must be mad, especially Ian who has done it before!
Well done Ian and Jim, thankful you've arrived safely and I don't have to produce anymore FB posts.
Well done Ian!
Well done lads! Almost home!
Well done not too far to go now Paul and Sue Cozier
What a challenge! Best of luck with the training.
What an incredible achievement!… nearly there! Congratulations to you both and a Happy Birthday to Ian!! Celebrate well! 🥳🎉🥂🍾 Colin & Jennie xx
What you guys are doing is heroic,shame Ian you will miss the Rhigos reunion. Here is wishing you a safe and speedy trip. All the best Taff.
You bois are the embodiment of the word “heroes”!
You both have done so well, such a hard challenge, will miss watching everyday how your getting on. What an achievement.

18/02/2024

Antigua: 0
La Gomera: 3000 miles
Well done Ian & Jim
World Record

17/02/2024

NEWS FLASH - Ian and Jim will arrive in Antigua at 2200hrs this evening. Arrival will be transmitted live on You Tube.

https://www.youtube.com//streams

Message provided by swimmers from Newton Abbot Swimming and Water Polo Club, recorded before training at 0645 this morning.

17/02/2024

Received from the WTR event managers.

So we are nearly there! Soon it is the BIG moment! 🥳 Just as a reminder of procedure as far as streaming and socials go - we will go live on our You Tube channel. About half an hour before they are due to cross the finish line, a video will be playing confirming viewers are in the right place. As soon as we press live, the live stream will kick in right away so viewers don’t have a seperate link or anything to press. Then once the team are safely on land and interviewed, the live stream will stop. It will then be available on our You Tube channel for you use should you wish. A few hours after the team arrive I will send you a link to a Dropbox folder which contains all official photos and the official race video as well as the press release and the b-roll should you need it. We do ask you to please refrain from posting any images or screen shots of the teams finish until the official ones have been shared with you. This means top quality content is used at all times!

An extreme series of endurance races where individuals from across the globe gather annually to test themselves against Mother Nature and compete to row thou...

17/02/2024

Day 67 - Sat 17 Feb 24 @ 0800hrs

Thanks to Pete Terry, REME Veteran and Roy Dixon - Ian’s dentist; Roy I think you may owe them a £1 for the days at sea, I reckon it will be 68 days on the water even though YB is showing an elapsed time of 67 days.

Antigua: 48nm
24hr Progress: 48nm
Location: very close to Antigua, 16º 59.86N, 060º 55.50W
Due date: Sun 18 Feb 24 @ 1412hrs.

REMEMBER THE ARRIVAL WILL BE STREAMED LIVE on You Tube:

youtube.com//streams

Continuing the M5 analogy, the lads have ploughed their way South to junction 23 of the M5 at Puriton, the turn off for Street/Glastonbury in the East and Bridgewater in the West. They would have seen both the Bridges over the river Severn, which permit Welsh people to escape the tyranny of the 20mph speed limit; passed the infamous Gordano services (breakfast location after a heavy night in Weston-Super-Mare, or was that just me???), whistled past Brent knoll, the green b**b shaped hill, that looks like a potential landing site for UFO's (I've modelled it in mashed potato; seen Glasto Tor in the far distance, and layed eyes on the now collapsing wicker man, just past the Morrisons Depot. But of course, they’re on the ocean so all they’ve seen for over 2 months is salty water, stars, sun rises, sunsets and no wildlife.

In around 12 hours they should sight land another first in over 2 months, which I’m sure will stimulate them into a big race finish and the Guinness book of World records as the oldest pair of Geezers to row across any ocean.

We still need your donations, hopefully you’ll all go crazy as you watch them cross the line tomorrow and chuck your loose change and the odd purple note into the fund.

https://sponsorme.charitiestrust.org/event/c2598bc1-5897-451e-9c06-0252a8d49657?fbclid=IwAR08DKN-VBxSo4LC8vk66c9unJ0H-j1mccWSzhHlFyWuyjIbmSh19Ffj0Yc

It’s my final post tomorrow, please let me report that there has been a flurry of donations and a s**t load of money deposited in the fund.