RAF officer to row 3,700 miles across Indian Ocean for charity

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 06:08 · Archive

An RAF Flight Sergeant is preparing to row 3,700 miles across the Indian Ocean to raise £250,000 for charity.

RAF Flight Sergeant Phil Angus is preparing for a gruelling 3,700-mile row across the Indian Ocean as part of a team aiming to raise £250,000 for three charities. The team will row from Australia to Mauritius within 90 days. The crossing is one of the world's most exposed, with only 50 people completing it before, and only 25 crossings completed successfully. The rowers will face strong currents and cyclone-battered conditions.

Angus will be joined by Corporal Gary Binns and fellow fundraiser Rod Adlington. The group are calling themselves Barney's Boys in memory of Adlington's late son Barney, who died of meningitis at the age of three. Adlington, a Midlands farmer, has previously raised £146,000 in Barney's memory and rowed across the Atlantic.

Angus said of the challenge: "This new challenge in the Indian Ocean is a different beast – but it is one I'm certainly up for. I want to test myself and push myself, and the chance to potentially join a unique group of people is exciting." Angus is based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire. In 2024, he made headlines by rowing from Lanzarote to Antigua and raising £25,000 for charity.

RAF officer to row 3,700 miles across Indian Ocean for charity — Image: Basingstoke Gazette

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Odiham RAF flight sergeant to row 3,700 miles across Indian Ocean for charityAn RAF Flight Sergeant is preparing for a gruelling 3,700-mile row across the Indian Ocean.Basingstoke Gazette · 14 Nov, 05:00
RAF Flight Sergeant takes on mammoth 3,700 mile Indian Ocean row in latest charity challengeAn RAF Flight Sergeant based in Hampshire is stepping up his fundraising exploits by taking on a mega rowing challenge – in a bid to raise £250k for three charities.The News, Portsmouth · 13 Nov, 19:34

In this story: Phil Angus · Gary Binns · Rod Adlington · RAF Odiham · Indian Ocean · Australia · Mauritius

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