Interview with Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge Team RowHHome

learn from the Rowing pros: cross atlantic Challenge team about skin care and isolation

Meike, Timna, Steffi and Catharina are team RowHHome. Earlier this year the four women from Hamburg rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in a race known to be the toughest of it’s kind. The ladies set a new record at the so-called Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge and became the fastest Germans to ever cross this ocean in a rowing boat. Meike Ramuschkat, Catharina “Cätschi“ Streit, Timna Bicker and Steffi Kluge spend 42 days and 46 minutes on their boat “Doris”. Together they conquered rough seas, big waves as well as hot tropical climate and sunshine on their way from La Gomera, Canary Islands to the Caribbean Island Antigua. Fair to say the four ladies are pros in terms of protecting their skin from the elements and well…what to do during isolation. SWOX sun protection was their official skin care partner. Now’s the time to ask them a few urgent questions.

SWOX: Can you please introduce yourselves and tell us how you started RowHHome?

Meike, RowHHome: We are Meike Ramuschkat, 33yo, Catharina “Cätschi“ Streit, 33yo, Timna Bicker, 26yo and Steffi Kluge, 51yo. Cätschi and I had the idea to take part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. At first, in spring 2017 Cätschi saw a documentary on TV about four British moms, who rowed the 2015 challenge and called me. “We have to do this“, she said. Back then, I didn’t think so at all and was not convinced. At the end of the year I spent my December vacation on La Gomera, and randomly got to experience the start of the race there. The spirit and the atmosphere convinced me. While I was still standing at the landing stage in La Gomera – the boats hadn’t even left yet