Transition of the Indian ocean on a rowboat

About the project:

What the Sinelnik brothers are about to do has not been done by anyone in the world. This unprecedented project is about crossing the mighty and dangerous Indian Ocean on a rowboat! A 100 day struggle with the forces of Nature and even more (4500) miles of independent navigation without a single intermediary stop at any of the ports. Photo and Video shooting of this unique expedition will follow. The ocean rowers will contact mainland via satellite.

Start: is due in the the middle of April, the city of Carnarvon, Coral Coast (Western Australia)

Point of destination: Dar-Es-Salam (South Africa)

Time en-route: 3,5-4 months

Distance: 7408 km.

Safety:

• The construction of the boat makes it unsinkable
• The level of equipment of the ocean rowboat complies with all the international ocean rowing safety standards, which include satellite and radar-tracking devices, as well as an international rescue system, GPRS.
• The coordinating of the expedition will be carried out by the international Ocean Rowing Society.

Goals of the Expedition:

· Set a world record, at the verge of human abilities

· Undertake a series of scientific recordings

· Support the national spirit which is directed towards the in increase in patriotism among the young generation

Experience:

The Activity of the World-Wide Expedition Fund is devoted mainly to the organization and support of extreme travel projects of Sinelnik brothers worldwide. Among the previous projects:

• A voyage around Europe on a yacht "Tasmania" supporting the national campaign "Towards the new century without drugs" (in coalition and with the support of the "Youth Unity" party of Russia);
• Round-the-world expedition on domestic motorcycles "Ural across five continents;
• Numerous peak ascents (ascensions) of the Ala Tau, volcanos of Kamchatka;
• Numerous mountain river rafting expeditions.

Preparation:

The organization of the project is conducted by the best russian and foreign experts in various fields:

Kenneth F. Crutchlow- president of Ocean Rowing Society (Great Britain)

Pavlo Rezvoj – the oldest ocean rower in the world (Ukraine), coach and trainer of the Russian team

Valentine Dikul - the well-known expert in the field of rehabilitations (Russia)

Alexey Ljuber – a well-known nutrition expert (Russia)

The scientists of the Moscow Institute of Oceanology - preparation and route calculation, in terms of currents and meteorological conditions

Sponsors and partners:

Ocean Rowing Society

(www.oceanrowing.com)

33IN Australian Marketing&Advertising Group

Межрегиональный СМИ-клуб «Маяк» radiostation

«Мастер» building company «Ночные Волки» society

RIA «News»

Motorola

«Sportmaster» sport equipment company

«ДНК»

«Souvenirs.ru» specialized production center

Media coverage:

«Commersant»

«Труд»

«Вечерняя Москва»

«Вертикальный Мир»

«Вольный Ветер»

«Газета»

Men’s Fitness

GEO

ОРТ-TV

РТР-TV

ТК Культура

ТВЦ-TV

RBC-TV

We are looking forward to cooperation and will gladly provide further information for potential sponsors and partners.

Expedition head quarters

Timur Ibatullin

Project executive director

Tel.: (095) 410-1166

Pavel Morozov

Project executive director

Tel.: (095) 514-8758

Natalia Strelkova

PR director

Tel. (+7-903) 745-4119