BARBADIAN PHILIP ALS will be part of the first exhibition in history to row the...
Philip Als joins the British team attempting to row in Arctic conditions across the Northwest passageBARBADIAN PHILIP ALS will be part of the first exhibition in history to row the Northwest passage. Throughout his career, Philip has represented Barbados in windsurfing and coached the Barbados windsurfing team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
I grew up in a humble neighbourhood in St. Michael in Barbados which was close to the ocean. When I was about four years old, I was so afraid of water, but as I grew older, I grew to understand the water, especially the ocean and its movements and currents and that’s something that was embedded in me.
We built the boat in Barbados, and we had to ship it all the way to Canary Islands, so there was a lot of logistics. Athletes and runners, they have managers, sponsors, clothing, shoes, nutritionists, they have everything. We have to look after ourselves, we do everything ourselves. We are hands on, and we know every heartbeat of the boat.
The camaraderie, is important, living on board with another person, it’s like a marriage, you have to be able to talk to one another.I’m going totally out of my element. We’re dealing with severe adverse conditions. Where I am from, the coolest days are 26/27 degrees, where I’m going, it could be as cold as minus 40 degrees, so it’s a whole different element of weather conditions.
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