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Rower Elaine sets world Atlantic crossing record

Written by Fiona

February 22 2017

When news broke that Elaine Hopley, of Dunblane, had become the fastest female rower to finish the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Race I blogged the story. Here is my follow up feature in the Daily Record after an interview with Elaine. Read the pdf. It has since been confirmed as a world record crossing.

 

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