The expedition
The Row
Brothership is an 8.5-metre ocean rowing boat with a story of her own — and in December 2026, she carries us across the Atlantic. Before that, in August, she carries us from Belgium to England. Here’s the boat, the route, and the training that comes first.
The boat
Brothership
She isn’t new. Before us, she rowed the Atlantic with the Van Durme Brothers, a Belgian team who took her across in a previous crossing. When we bought her, she came with pedigree, salt-scars, and a name we won’t change — sailors don’t rename a boat lightly.
Right now she’s in refurb: the previous sponsors’ branding is coming off, the systems are being checked, and she’s being fitted out for December.
- 8.5m length
- Fiberglass hull
- Solar panels for power
- Cabin for sleep & shelter
- No engine, no sail
- No support vessel
December 2026
The Atlantic Route
Tenerife to Martinique. 2,800 nautical miles of open ocean, riding the North East trade winds and the North Equatorial current westward toward the Caribbean.
Estimated crossing: 45 to 55 days, unsupported. No engine, no sail, no support vessel — just Brothership, us, and whatever the ocean does.
August 2026
Oostende → Fareham
Before we’re thrown at the Atlantic, we row a shorter but real crossing: from Oostende, Belgium to Fareham, UK — across the Channel and up the coast.
A mini-crossing to test our systems, our strategy, and our sanity. Weather windows will decide the exact dates in August. Follow along on Instagram for live updates from the boat.
Life on Brothership
A day at sea
Two hours rowing, two hours sleeping. Round the clock, from Tenerife to Martinique. One of us on the oars while the other rests in the cabin.
Food is dehydrated and boiled with a small stove. Water is desalinated from the sea. Comms happen via satellite. The horizon doesn’t move for 50 days, and then Martinique appears.
It sounds simple. It isn’t.
Row with us
Whether you’re here to donate, sponsor, or just follow along — there’s a way in that fits.