Pursuit Makes Waves at Cowes Week with Mermaid Atlantic

CamperKing Team

Our newest model, the CamperKing Pursuit is already making waves across the campervan market, and now it's making waves of the literal kind as the official training support vehicle for a team that will be rowing the Atlantic Ocean for charity.

Last week, CamperKing joined our Authorised Dealer, Dolphin Motorhomes for the launch of our joint sponsorship of the Mermaid Atlantic rowing team at the largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world, Cowes Week.

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Taking place annually in August on the Isle of Wight, Cowes Week is not only the largest sailing regatta of its kind, but it's also one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world too. The week-long event features 40 daily races, over 500 boats, over 2500 competitors, and this year, in addition to all of this, it also featured a CamperKing Pursuit!

We had a CamperKing Pursuit 2 at Cowes Week in support of Mermaid Atlantic as they unveiled the boat they will be using to row the Atlantic, at an event at Northwood House during the centuries-old regatta.

Together with our CamperKing Authorised Dealer, Dolphin Motorhomes and our suppliers, Quayside Upholstery and Front Runner, we are sponsoring the team as they undertake the Talisker Atlantic Challenge later this year, an event that is notoriously billed as 'The World's Toughest Row Atlantic Challenge'. This is a challenge that will see the team setting off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and racing across 3000 nautical miles in a bid to reach Antigua in the Caribbean in the fastest time, and raise money for their chosen charities, The Seahorse Trust, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, and Surfers Against Sewage.

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The Mermaid Atlantic team comprising Isle of Wight locals, Xavier Baker, Paul Berry, and Chris Mannion, will face a test in strength, endurance and character as they compete against more than 30 teams and spend upwards of 35 days rowing to reach their destination. The current 3 man record face is held by a team called Dark Trio, who in January 2023 crossed the line in 35 days, 1 hour and 33 minutes. A very impressive achievement, and a goal the team will be attempting to beat.

The Mermaid Atlantic team with CamperKing Dealer Supply Manager, Steve Hayward

As part of our sponsorship of the team, the CamperKing Pursuit 2 will serve as the official training support vehicle for the team, and CamperKing's logo joins Dolphin Motorhome's logo on the side of the very vessel which will be used to cross the Atlantic.

Discussing this, Xavier Baker from Mermaid Atlantic had the following to say: "We are delighted to have CamperKing and Dolphin Motorhomes onboard. The support they have given us already in the early stages of our partnership has been second to none. We can't wait to use the CamperKing T6.1 Pursuit to tow our 9m ocean rowing boat ‘The Mermaid’ to our training locations. Perfect for comfy debriefs and coffees."

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Commenting on CamperKing's sponsorship of the team and the CamperKing Pursuit being used as the team's official training support vehicle, CamperKing Dealer Supply Manager, Steve Hayward said the following:

“It was absolutely fantastic to be represented at Cowes Week with the Mermaid Atlantic team, see the boat at first hand and hook it up to the new Camperking Pursuit. It was great to hear Xavi, Chris and Paul talk about their preparations, training and how they plan to hit their objectives for the incredible feat that is the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

CamperKing, along with our suppliers, Quayside Upholstery who supplied the beds for the team to sleep on, and Front Runner who have supplied dry bags and boxes to keep the kit safely stored and dry, are all very proud to be a part of this challenge.

We will soon be heading back down to the Isle of Wight with the new Pursuit to help with preparations. The Pursuit has been designed for anyone who needs space, storage and flexibility to make life easier, so what better test for CamperKing's new model than assisting a team in training to row the Atlantic for charity?!"

We will be following the Mermaid Atlantic team's journey, so watch this space to find out more about the team's training in preparation for this epic event!