Events

2019 AUTUMN / WINTER

Learning the basics of rowing

Creation of the visual appearance

2020 SPRING / SUMMER

Core team
Additional partners in the field of mental coaching, nutrition and health complete the team

2020 AUTUMN / WINTER

Participation at the Sport Forum Switzerland

Sponsors
Further sponsors complete the undertaking

Crowdfunding
The team starts their crowdfunding campaign with
«I believe in you Schweiz»

The boat
The team has its definitive boat for the race in 2021

2020 EVENTS AND TRAINING

March until June - Due to Covid-19 the team focuses on individual strength and endurance training
July - Rowing under load / resistance
September - RYA courses are taken in England (Essential Navigation & Seamanship, RYA Sea Survival, RYA First Aid at Sea, Short Range Radio Licence and the Ocean Rowing Course certificate, additional 1 day Ozeanrowing course with Ian Couch)
September – Round Lac Leman (160‘000m)
November - 24h rowing around the lake of Hallwil

2021 EVENTS AND TRAINING

January – 24h ergometer event
February - 24h rowing around Lake Lucerne
March – 36h ergometer event
2 - 5 April - 60h rowing around Lake Lucerne
29 May until 6 June - Rowing training on the sea in La Spezia (Italy)
14 and 15 August – Sponsoring Event
3 - 10 September - Rowing training on the sea in La Rochelle (France)
24 - 26 September - 50h rowing around Lake Lucerne
16 October - Farewell event with sponsors and patrons
End October - The boat is shipped to the starting line in La Gomera (Spain)
2 December - Team SWISS RAW travels to La Gomera and makes final preparations for the race
12 December - Official start of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 race

January 2022 - The team arrives in Antigua (Caribbean) after rowing 5000km

Be a part of our Story
Sponsors and partners meet the team at several events and get to see how the preparation is going

RACE START

At the end of November the team «SWISS RAW» will travel to La Gomera and make the final preparations for the race

In mid December the team will start at the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge and row 5000km across the Atlantic