Four engineers rowing 4’800 kilometres for global sustainability

Rufus Mitchell-Heggs, one of our freelance employees, has set himself the challenge of rowing across the Atlantic unaided with three friends as part of the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge. The engineers from England and Norway are doing this with the goal of raising awareness and fundraise for responsible and sustainable engineering. Executive Insight has decided to sponsor Rufus’ venture to show support for one of our employees taking on an incredible challenge for a worthy cause.

The Enginoars Team Picture - Rowing the Atlantic

The organisers call it “The World’s Toughest Row”, a real challenge of rowing 4’800 km through the mighty Atlantic Ocean. It takes the adventurers from west San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (28oN 18oW) to Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda (17oN 61oW).

Up to 30 teams from around the globe participate in the annual race which begins in early December. All of them will face physical extremes and fight with sleep deprivation. And all of them will be left out there with their own thoughts, not seeing anything other than the ocean for several days.

So why would you willingly do that?!

Simen Sandtorv Hansen, one of the 4 adventurous engineers, puts it that way: “Combining the row with our cause will hopefully put some new eyes, hearts and minds on today’s hardest challenge: Global sustainability. I believe we all should focus more on leaving the world better than we found it.”

His teammate, Thor-Martin Sandtorv, describes his motivation as an overwhelming feeling one gets of how special and unique the ocean is, and how important it is to protect it. And Timothy Pratt adds: “This is simply the ultimate opportunity to use my experience to promote and encourage young engineers to choose and build their future – for a more sustainable society.”

A consultant going wild

So what does consultancy and rowing for a good cause have in common? Honesty, freedom and caring are the key values of our international team of healthcare consultants, and we strongly believe in the power of collaboration. True to our motto “Together we touch lives”, we believe that our absolute passion for healthcare and what we do is building a better tomorrow. “We are used to thinking outside the box and develop innovative solutions. Thus, we can truly contribute to sustainable healthcare systems”, says Andrea Sobrio, Founder and Managing Partner at Executive Insight. “This sponsorship is a great opportunity for us to translate our values into action”.

But still: it IS a long way from your office desk to a rowing boat…

Rufus describes the value of his background as a consultant like this:

“Executive Insight has played a pivotal role in mentoring and inspiring me. There are not many companies that can combine the fulfilment of working on impactful healthcare projects and the adventure of exploring mountains, lakes and cities with a spirited team – there is no doubt that Executive Insight helped define me as a person and is at least partially responsible for crafting the mindset that led to my enrolment in this Atlantic campaign”.

You can find out more about the Enginoars here: https://www.enginoars.com/.

If you would like to know more about the challenge itself, you can find more information here: https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/.

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