Old Pulteney find their final crew member to Row to the Pole
By Paul Caffell (18 Jan 11) Tags: Drink Old Pulteney Scottish Single Malt Whisky at the following Edinburgh Bars & Restaurants: The Exchange, Oloroso, Albannach, Malmaison, Wedgwood, The Bow Bar, Blind Poet, Guilty Lilly, Royal Oak, Whiski Bar, Ryans Bar, Standing Order, The Witchery, The Holyrood. Drink Old Pulteney Scottish Single Malt Whisky at the following Edinburgh Bars & Restaurants: The Exchange, Oloroso, Albannach, Malmaison, Wedgwood, The Bow Bar, Blind Poet, Guilty Lilly, Royal Oak, Whiski Bar, Ryans Bar, Standing Ord
Old Pulteney Salutes You!
UK Army Officer To Take on Battle of the Arctic After Spirited Global Competition Win.
Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky and explorer Jock Wishart have revealed the winner of Pole Position, their unique global competition to find the sixth and final crew member of a pioneering arctic expedition – The Old Pulteney Row to the Pole.
David Mans, a 28 year old British Army Officer from Hampshire, beat stiff competition from hundreds of international entrants to be crowned the Pole Position winner at the London Boat Show 2011 on Friday 7th January.
He will join internationally acclaimed adventurer and sportsman Jock Wishart in summer 2011, as he attempts one of the world’s last remaining ‘firsts’: an unsupported row to the magnetic North Pole.
In a specially designed ice boat, David will take his place in the team of six who will set off from Resolute Bay in Canada on a 450 mile route across the arctic on a voyage which if successful, will make history.
The challenge is of global significance as both a pioneering maritime adventure and an environmental expedition – which is only now possible due to the increase in seasonal ice melt and its deterioration due to climate change.
The Old Pulteney Pole Position competition was launched in September 2010 to offer one spirited person a once in a lifetime chance to be part of this extraordinary adventure – but only if they had the physical and mental attributes required for such an extreme feat of skill and endurance.
After an online entry process, a shortlist of forty eight international finalists were invited to compete head-to-head in a Pole Position Challenge Day on the 20th November at the 2012 Olympic Rowing Course, Dorney Lake, Eton Rowing Centre. To test their physical and mental abilities, contestants competed in a two and a half hour endurance row, group interviews and psychometric tests. David’s determination, fitness and stamina stood out amongst the other finalists and saw him scoop the life changing prize, and he will now be personally trained by Jock in the countdown to the summer expedition send off.
To reach the magnetic North Pole, David will row with the other crew members in three hour shifts, and will have to overcome challenging weather and subzero temperatures with little chance of rest or shelter.
The Old Pulteney Row to the Pole will be captured on camera for UK and international audiences and will follow Jock’s preparations and the 4-6 week long row where he and his team will face dramatic ice-bound coastlines and shifting sea-ice barriers.
Old Pulteney’s partnership with Jock is rooted in the whisky’s maritime heritage and history of supporting sailing and seafaring adventure. The whisky is distilled in the historic harbour town of Wick, the most northerly distillery on the UK mainland and the windswept and rugged landscape that surrounds it has given the malt its legacy as the Maritime Malt. The malt whisky continues its association with some of the most prestigious sailing events in the country with its continuation of its sponsorship of the Isle of Wight’s Round the Island Race and the Old Pulteney IRC Scottish Championship in 2011.
You can drink Old Pulteney at the following Edinburgh Bars & Restaurants:
The Exchange, The Sheraton, Festival Square, Edinburgh
Oloroso, Castle Street, Edinburgh
The Albanach, 197 High Street, Edinburgh
Malmaison, Tower Place, Leith, Edinburgh
Wedgwood, Canongate, Edinburgh
The Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh
Bennets Bar, 8 Leven Street, Edinburgh
Blind Poet, 32 West Nicolson Steet, Edinburgh
Guilty Lilly, 284 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh
Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh
Whiski Bar, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Ryans Bar, Hope Street, Edinburgh
The Standing Order, George Street, Edinburgh
The Witchery, Castlehill, Edinburgh
The Holyrood, Holyrood Road, Edinburg
‘The Old Pulteney’ Ice Boat was designed by Dutchman Peter Bosgraaf of Peter Bosgraaf Yacht Design from Amsterdam in collaboration with Hugh Welbourne of Welbourne Yacht Design from East Allington, Devon, who advised on the laminates and under water construction. Roger Daynes of Snowsled Polar from Tetbury in Wiltshire advised on the design and construction of the "runners" on the bottom of the ice boat. The boat was built by Cris Rossiter of Rossiter Yachts in Christchurch, Dorset.
Jock is established as one of the UK’s leading adventurers and explorers, with a successful background in polar exploration, rowing and extreme navigational feats. He led the team which established fifteen new world speed records for powered circumnavigation and captained the team that broke the London to Paris rowing record in 1999. He has a lifetime interest in polar exploration and in 1992 journey he was part of the first team to walk unsupported to the Geomagnetic North Pole.
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