Download or read book Rowing It Alone written by Debra Veal and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 2003-07-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 7 October 2001, Debra and Andrew Veal set off from Tenerife in a rowing boat. They were the only mixed pair in the Ward Evans Transatlantic Rowing Challenge. After two weeks, Andrew - despite being the more experienced rower - abandoned ship, having realised he was terrified of the open seas.