Mick and Anton meet James Cracknell and Ben Fogle

As part of the Oundle Festival of Literature James Cracknell and Ben Fogle came to Oundle to give a talk about their recent adventures in their race to the south Pole. The duo first came together when they entered the 2005 Atlantic Rowing Race and got much publicity for rowing naked! (this is not an unusual thing for ocean rowers as clothes get caked in salt and chaffe causing sores, and if any one is asking yes we will be following their lead, weather permitting).

We were able to ask them both questions and were given the advice to take some luxuries and to make sure we were comfortable in the boat. As James Cracknell said 'A little extra comfort means extra speed'