Crew raises £50,000 in Atlantic rowing challenge

The crew faced stormy weather, huge waves and problems with the boat.

"The boat was tilted slightly, which is what we call trim, and that's when we found the big leak," Mr Fleckney said. "There was no way of fixing it when we're out on the water because of where the leak was. We ended up finding three out of five compartments full of water by the end of the trip."Strokes4BlokesThe four raised just over £50,000 for CALM, which they hope to double in the next month

Mr Fleckney said: "I was really proud when we finished and found out the things we've dealt with like carrying an extra 300 kilos of weight that we didn't need to in carrying water. "We're over £50,000 now which we're chuffed with, because it's all just from individual donations rather than big corporations."Find BBC News: East of England on

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