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Scottish stockbroker Leven Brown (pictured) is
ditching his office job to embark on a record breaking attempt to row
5000 miles across the Atlantic, while simultaneously managing a £10,000
share portfolio from his laptop.
Brown, who works at Edinburgh-based Stocktrade, will row solo and
unsupported, from Cadiz in Spain to Port of Spain, Trinidad - the
longest point-to-point crossing from Europe to the Americas. . |
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Brown, who says he is a descendant of Christopher Columbus, aims to
follow one of the explorer's routes across the Atlantic
With good weather the journey is expected to take four months, and Brown
hopes to break two world records - the longest point-to-point row from
Europe to the Americas and the longest distance covered in 24 hours in
an ocean rowing boat.
His employer Stocktrade has given him a sabbatical to complete the
expedition along with a share portfolio of £10,000 to manage at sea on a
laptop. The company says it will donate any profits made to the two
charities that Brown is raising money for - The One City Trust, which
helps alleviate poverty in Edinburgh, and The Sportsman's Charity which
provides sports opportunities for young people, families and the
disabled in Scotland.
Brown has so far sold his car and flat to fund the venture and has
secured sponsorship from Stocktrade parent firm Brewin Dolphin
Securities, as well as the Securities & Investment Institute, Scottish
accountant Ward MacKenzie and PR consultancy Stuart Crawford Associates. |
