HMS Oardacious Valkyries

Current Location

Atlantic Ocean

Join an all-female team of Royal Navy Submariners as they row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Africa (the Canary Islands) to the Caribbean (Antigua) and take us with them!

Logbooks

After just over a week at sea, we are settling into a routine that is anything but predictable. There are always surprises – good and bad – and throughout it all, we just keep rowing!

Journals

In Norse mythology, Valkyries are powerful female warriors. It's an apt name for the HMS Oardacious Valkyries, an all-female Royal Navy team poised to row across an entire ocean! Let's meet them.

Field Notes

Ocean rowing is an extraordinary adventure, testing human endurance and resilience. Rowers navigate 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, facing harsh conditions, and embracing the ocean’s raw beauty.

Albums

Meet the HMS Oardacious Valkyries and climb aboard their boat in La Gomera, Spain, during the final hours before they begin their 3,000-mile rowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean!