Updates from Moar Than US

Follow Team Moar Than US as they prepare to row 2,800 miles across the Pacific. Training and race updates, crew stories, race news, and behind-the-scenes from the journey to Hanalei Bay.

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View fullsize It's all coming together in Monterey! The team is finally in one place, finishing work on Spitfire, packing snacks for the crossing, and tying up every last loose end before the Pacific. Excited barely covers it. Thank you to every person who helped
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View fullsize When there are 4 of you on a small boat for 50 days, what can you even bring? For Erin, the answer comes down to weight, function, and what's worth carrying when there's no running to the store and no extra space to spare. So what does Erin pack fo
View fullsize Julie & Susan sat down with WZZM13 in West Michigan this week to talk about Spitfire, the Pacific, and what brought four people together to row 2,800 miles from Monterey, CA to Hanalei Bay, Kauai this June. They covered the backstory of how this
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View fullsize When there are 4 of you on a small boat for 50 days, what can you even bring? For Susan, the answer comes down to weight, function, and what's worth carrying when there's no running to the store and no extra space to spare. So what does Susan pack
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View fullsize Our boat arrives in Monterey on May 24, and we're working to have everything we need on board before then. Our Amazon Wishlist has the final items we need for a successful crossing. Basic items and quality tools - from sponges to pliers to sleeping
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View fullsize 21 days until launch! Many months of training are coming down to this, and somewhere between the nerves and the excitement, gratitude keeps rising to the top for many things: → Our friends who have texted, called, and shown up. → Our fami
View fullsize When there are 4 of you on a small boat for 50 days, what can you even bring? For Jak, they have been thinking about these details in earnest, because space is shared, weight matters, and there's no running to the store when you forget something. S
View fullsize Become part of the crossing! We're giving a signed oar to our next $2500 sponsor, a real piece of this journey to hang on your wall and tell your customers about. Sponsoring Moar Than Us is bigger than backing four rowers across the Pacific. It's st
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View fullsize When you row 2,800 miles from California to Hawaii, the actual row is only half the logistics puzzle. The other half? Getting your boat and trailer home after you cross the finish line. Pasha Hawaii is covering the full cost of shipping our boat an
View fullsize Fairlife Core Power drinks have been fueling this crew since fall. The high-protein recovery drinks carried us through a full winter of training leading up to the row in June. They're too bulky and heavy to bring on the Pacific, but every bottle ha
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View fullsize Susan's brother, Andrew, lost his wife Irene Kennedy to ovarian cancer in 2021. In her memory, Andrew created a Charitable Fund in her name. Irene's Dream funds are distributed to local charities and to support athletic endeavors such as World's Toug
View fullsize Cherry Republic is on board! Julie met up with Samantha and the team to grab some delicious snacks for the row in June, which means Michigan-made cherry snacks will be somewhere in the middle of the Pacific. Keeping our sponsors and donors local m
View fullsize What the Moar Than Us crew covered during our 96-hour ocean training row from Marina Del Ray to San Diego, CA: ► Boat prep and harbor coordination ► Two-on/two-off shift rotations ► Navigation and three types of steering ► Para anchor and drogue dep