Tiny Little



Transatlantic oarsman donates "Womble" to Antigua and Barbuda
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
	ENGLISH HARBOUR, Antigua: On Tuesday May 25, the people of Antigua and Barbuda were given a very special gift in memory of an historic adventure. It was just a week or so ago that James 'Tiny' Little ended his three thousand mile journey to English Harbour, to be given the warmest island welcome that has become synonymous with Antigua and Barbuda. On Tuesday last James decided to pay special tribute to the people of Antigua and Barbuda for the warmth and hospitality extended to him and his family during their stay there, by donating his boat “The Womble”, as an exhibit to be placed in one of the islands’ museums. Mr. Little took the opportunity to express his sentiments to the people of the twin island state: “On the 17th of May at three thirty in the afternoon, my three thousand mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean came to an end. Arriving in Antigua was both a relief and a thrill. In 1975 I visited Antigua and experienced a deep affinity for the island and its people.
James 'Tiny' Little and “The Womble”
"The welcome I received last week was simply outstanding and was certainly not what I expected. The fleet of boats which I thought was a regatta, but were in fact my escort, was just the first part of an arrival to remember. "My wife and I have decided that we would like to donate my boat, The Womble, to the Island of Antigua, in the hope that it will be used as an exhibit in one of the museums, until the museum of ocean rowing is established. It is my hope that a team or individual from Antigua might enter one of the rowing races in the future, and that The Womble be made available to them for that purpose. In that event I will make myself available to offer every assistance. "In conclusion I would like to say that future ocean rowers are in for a wonderful landfall in this tropical paradise and I hope to spend many more happy times here with my family." The Ministry of Tourism has expressed its thanks to James ‘Tiny’ Little for making Antigua and Barbuda the destination of choice for his very worthy cause of rowing across the Atlantic.