Wiley and Wiley Nautical recently sponsored local rowing team Langstone Cutters to compete in the first ever London2Paris rowing race.  Over 417 nautical miles later, they completed the race and WON IT!  The rowing team included two Wiley elements – Deborah Pentesco-Gilbert (Editorial Director), and also Caroline McPhee’s (Director, Legal) husband Colin.

The team used the Wiley Weather Service too and thankfully it turned up trumps with great weather for the crossing! 

The team’s time was 95 hours 16 min 55 seconds with a total winning margin over the competitor of 8hours 59mins 03 sec.  An amazing time for the first ever race, the first mixed crew, the first women to ever row across the Channel, the first married couple to do so and the first Wiley sponsored rowing crew!   For more details see  www.langstonecutters.com and the race blog www.lcrc-l2p.blogspot.com.

Of course this was all done for charity and the team is still collecting for the Langstone Lifesaver charities and is aiming to reach the £10,000 mark.