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Mates Row the Atlantic for Mental Health

Published on: October 2020

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-113207

Mates Row the Atlantic for Mental Health

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Speaker, today I acknowledge Mosman local Louis Hugh‑Jones and his three mates James Samuels, Rob Wells, and Sam Horsely who will be attempting the daring task of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to raise funds and awareness for mental health. Next year these four childhood friends will push their physical and mental ability in the 2021 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a rowing race from the Canary Islands to the West Indies. The race covers approximately 5000km, the equivalent of four Sydney to Hobart yacht races, and will take them over a month to complete. Louis, James, Rob, and Sam are competing to raise funds for the LIVIN charity, which has a mission to promote wellness and positive living for young people. They are hoping to raise $500,000 to fund their race campaign and mental health charity goals, and have already begun training their bodies for the gruelling challenge ahead. I would like to wish these four incredibly inspiring and daring men all the very best for their preparation and journey across the Atlantic Ocean.