From February 7 to May 9, 2017, Braam Malherbe lived without land, on little sleep, with immense purpose in mind and two oars in hand. The unprecedented transatlantic events that transpired over that time now stand as a hopeful turning …
For three months, Braam Malherbe’s blistered hands have done one thing more than any other: row, row, row his boat. In that time, he and First Mate Wayne Robinson have pulled more than a million oar-strokes apiece. Through winds, waves, …
Cautiously Optimistic
It’s now been two months since Messrs. Braam and Wayne pushed off from Cape Town. And as they row into their third month on the Atlantic, spirits are up, the wind is at their backs, and hope floats …
On behalf of humanity, Captain Malherbe and First Mate Robertson continue to play the scapegoat for worldwide crimes against the environment. If all goes as planned, they’ll take their 2–3 months of open-ocean lashings, unite humankind in an oath of …
It’s been one month since Braam Malherbe and Wayne Robertson boarded their rowboat, the Mhondoro*, and set out to cross the Atlantic in the name of global conservation. With a total journey length estimated at three months, they are …
Four thousand miles (6600km) of Atlantic Ocean separate Cape Town, South Africa from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Your options for crossing are a 7–8-hour commercial flight, a 1–2-week luxury cruise, a 2–4-week yacht race, and a 3-month rowboat voyage.
That …