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"An extraordinary mental and physical effort - something very, very special" is how Sir Peter Blake described Rob Hamill and the late Phil Stubbs' incredible achievement in winning the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race dubbed the toughest endurance event in history.
Marathon rowing champion Rob Hamill has been a New Zealand International rowing representative for 16 years. Rob's numerous rowing achievements include World Championship silver, Commonwealth gold and a world record on the indoor rowing machine.
Rob competed at the Atlanta Olympics and published The Naked Rower on how he and Phil Stubbs captured headlines around the world winning the gruelling inaugural trans-Atlantic Rowing Race in a 7m plywood row boat across 4,500km in 41 days 2 hours and 55 minutes.
Since then Rob led two further successful defences of the Atlantic Rowing Race title. His latest project is a rowing race across the Tasman Sea between Sydney and Auckland harbour bridges.
Rob's presentation on the trials and tribulations of ocean rowing and related projects is humorous yet motivational. He will inspire you to pursue your dreams whatever they may be, to take on new challenges, overcome hardship against the odds, positive thinking and, of course, winning! It doesn't hurt that he may be just a little bit crazy too!
This year Rob released Brother Number One, a documentary film about his brother Kerry who was murdered by the Khmer Rouge in 1978. That we still have the power to choose how we react, even in the most extreme situations, is a message that is powerfully and poignantly told. It's an unforgettably inspiring story that has audiences spellbound.
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