{"id":2514,"date":"2024-07-19T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:21:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:21:13","slug":"team-wild-waves-shatters-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/team-wild-waves-shatters-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Wild Waves shatters world record!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1123.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:2.25;\"><h2>Team Wild Waves powered by West Peak &#8211; BCorp has shattered the world record!<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"feed-shared-update-v2__description-wrapper mr2\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"feed-shared-inline-show-more-text feed-shared-update-v2__description feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--minimal-padding feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--3-lines feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--expanded \" tabindex=\"-1\" data-artdeco-is-focused=\"true\">\n<div class=\"update-components-text relative update-components-update-v2__commentary \" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span class=\"break-words tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">This morning they made history by completing the World&#8217;s Toughest Row across the Pacific Ocean in an astounding 37 days, 11 hours, and 43 minutes smashing the world record!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The previous record for a female pair was 46 days!<\/p>\n<p>The World\u2019s Toughest Row \u2013 Pacific starts in June each year with teams participating from around the World. The annual edition of this race see\u2019s teams starting from the historic harbour of Monterey, California, following the path of many adventurers and explorers of yester year. An incredible atmosphere of apprehension and excitement is guaranteed during the pre-race period as teams complete their final preparations to set off to row across the mid-Pacific Ocean. A finish line as unique as Hanalei Bay on the stunning island of Kaua\u2019i is hard to beat as the backdrop to what will be the most incredible, once in a lifetime adventure.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ember1378\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessica-oliver-5ba850b0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Oliver<\/a> &amp; <a id=\"ember1379\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charlotteannharris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Harris<\/a> didn&#8217;t just break it\u2014they demolished it by over a week! Congratulations from all the team at West Peak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">And that&#8217;s not all: they also set a new record for the fastest crossing by any pair, male or female, beating the previous best by more than 2 days.<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-components-text relative update-components-update-v2__commentary \" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Their journey is a testament to the power of teamwork, unyielding determination, and an unwavering desire to excel.<\/p>\n<p>Jess &amp; Charlotte, take a moment to bask in your success with loved ones and enjoy some well-earned rest and a good night&#8217;s sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates of their incredible story in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to show your support?<\/strong><br \/>\nDonate to their chosen charity, <a class=\"app-aware-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/shelter-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Shelter<\/a> \u2014 link in the bio.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Atlantic Campaigns<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-components-image update-components-image--single-image feed-shared-update-v2__content\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"update-components-image__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1692\" src=\"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879259103.jpeg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879259103-200x289.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879259103-400x578.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879259103-600x868.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879259103-800x1157.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879259103.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;\"><p>Here are some race facts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldstoughestrow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worldstoughestrow.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pacific Ocean is the World\u2019s deepest ocean.<\/li>\n<li>Before the \u2018World\u2019s Toughest Row \u2013 Pacific\u2019, just 82 people in 33 boats have successfully rowed to one of the Hawaiian islands from mainland USA.<\/li>\n<li>The word Pacific means \u2018peaceful\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>The first person to row the Pacific was Patrick Quesnel in 1976.<\/li>\n<li>The Pacific ocean shrinks by 2cm each year due to the movement of tectonic plates. This means that the Atlantic ocean increases by 2cm each year!<\/li>\n<li>Of the 33 crews to have completed the voyage, 11 were all female, 18 all male and just 4 mixed gender.<\/li>\n<li>75% of the World\u2019s volcanos are situated in the Pacific ocean basin which is called \u2018The Ring of Fire\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>The longest anyone has taken to row this route was Peter Bird who took 147 days.<\/li>\n<li>The fastest female team to row this route was Latitude 35 who completed the row in 34 days, 14 hours, 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>The average crossing time for all crew sizes is 62 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1533\" src=\"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879254711.jpeg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879254711-200x262.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879254711-400x524.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879254711-600x786.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879254711-800x1048.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720879254711.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewestpeak.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}