It goes without saying that everyone taking part in the NOMAN Barcelona – Ibiza race will receive the full support
at all times. Whilst we aim for both boats to complete the race without the need for outside assistance
sometimes there may be the need to receive help from us. We will be close by in a support yacht following the
race and visiting both boats on many occasions throughout the event. The support yacht will also be used to
ensure that both boats comply with the race rules (no cheating) and to accompany the boats through busy
shipping lanes.
Chris Martin is director of New Ocean Wave Ltd. He is also a world record setting
adventurer and ex-international rower. Between 1997 and 2002 he was a member of the
Great Britain Rowing Squad, winning a medal at the World Championships each year. In
2005 he rowed single-handed across the Atlantic Ocean completing the race in 68 days to
become the 30th person to row the route solo. Three years later he teamed up with
former Royal Marine Mick Dawson to become the first team to row across the North
Pacific Ocean an epic challenge that took 189 days. Between his two ocean rows Chris
co-founded of the Association of Ocean Rowers, rowed from London to Paris in a five man
team, finished 2nd at the European surfboat championships, completed the Devises to
Westminster canoe race and has helped provide both remote and hands-on assistance to
many ocean rowers all over the world both before and during their voyages.
Jamie Marshall was born on a classic Dutch sailing Tjalk. He has spent all of his adult life
on the water, teaching, racing or working on private yachts. He is a qualified RYA instructor
and has accumulated many thousands of miles of sailing experience.
Justin Adkin has been a qualified boat builder and engineer since 1999. He worked for
'Rowsell and Morrison', Exmouth, Devon (a modern day ocean rowing boat designer and
builders) from the late 90's to 2003. Between 2003 and 2006 he built and fitted out eight
ocean rowing boats under the name 'Rowsell & Adkin' including the world record holding
four 'Queensgate' and the two other of the fastest ocean rowing fours ever to cross the
Atlantic from East to West. In 2005/6 he rowed across the Atlantic as a four man crew in a
boat he built and won the Atlantic Rowing Race. Justin has own workshop in Axminster,
Devon, producing various rowing, motor and sailing boats and instructs part time at The
Boat Building Academy, Lyme Regis, Dorset. Justin is a former member of the RNLI offshore
lifeboat crew in Beer, Devon.
Ellie De Nardo set up the Behind Cancer Campaign in 2010 after her mother was
diagnosed with anal cancer. At the time there were no UK resources dedicated to anal
cancer patients which left the family feeling isolated and frustrated. The campaign was set
up and it was through that she met Tristan. Since the HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation
expanded to the UK, Ellie has joined them as their Finance and Communications
Coordinator where she has been working hard to put the NOMAN is an Island Campaign
together!
MEET THE SUPPORT CREW
