12-Hour Rowing Shifts

“The only time that’s enjoyable is when you’re unconscious.”The only break Omar Samra and Omar Nour get after their two-hour rowing shifts is a 40-minute nap in a two-meter wide cabin, using a wet sheet and a crumpled wet t-shirt for a pillow. When your only break from intense ph ...  عرض المزيد

“Look, I'm suffering. I can't talk right now.”Up until Omar Samra and Omar Nour decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean, they were acquaintances. But after nearly dying together in the middle of the ocean, their relationship took a quick turn. How does the relationship between t ...  عرض المزيد

Ask your question or share your story Adventurer and record breaker, Omar Samra, decided to row the Atlantic but ended up capsizing. I sat with him to ask about every single detail that came to my mind. How was he able to, not only physically prepare but also, mentally prepare an ...  عرض المزيد

The crew of the Avontuur begin to wonder whether they will ever be able to get off the ship. As they become resigned to their new life of being completely confined to the ship, things become increasingly surreal.Narrated by Siobhán McSweeney Produced by Christina Hardinge Sound a ...  عرض المزيد

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Mini Transat sailors race small yachts alone across the Atlantic -- surviving three to four weeks sleeping only 20 minutes at a time. Learn what sleep researchers learned about this feat in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/men ...  عرض المزيد