Frances, Helen, Janette and Niki became friends when they joined the same Saturday morning rowing club. As they rowed Yorkshire’s freezing River Ouse, they dreamt of going on a life-changing adventure. But with eight children between them, full-time jobs, households to run and every moment accounted for, it would be completely ridiculous, impossible and irresponsible. Or would it? This is the story of how four friends took on one of the world’s most gruelling sporting challenges. A two month race across the Atlantic that has defeated even the toughest athletes.