‘We don’t talk to each other. We have our separate lives. What can you say?’ How a bid to row from New York to Galway cost a friendship

‘We don’t talk to each other. We have our separate lives. What can you say?’ How a bid to row from New York to Galway cost a friendship

When Fergus Farrell and Damian Browne planned a record-breaking crossing of the Atlantic in the summer of last year they knew better than to underestimate the awesome power of the ocean. Every contingency was planned for: their bespoke, handmade, Sea Sabre classic boat would be monitored by satellite on its treacherous journey.