Atlantic challenge

In December 2021 Team Elijah’s Star will take on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – a 3,000-mile rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean – in support of Action Medical Research’s work to support babies born too soon. Inspired by the story of a prematurely born but much-loved baby boy named Elijah Halse, the team will attempt to complete the row between the Canary Islands and English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda in 37 days – the same number of days Elijah survived before passing away. The four-man Elijah’s Star crew – comprising Dean Frost, Philip Bigland, Mac McCarthy and Kevin Watkins – are seeking to raise £200,000, with Campbell Johnston Clark contributing as a corporate sponsor.