Skipper – George Bass Expedition
Ocean rowing expedition from Walkerville South to Hobart via the Bass Strait with Ben Turner and Clark Carter
Expedition Manager – Celtic Crow Conquest
63 mile Irish Sea rowing expedition from Rosslare to Fishguard in a Celtic Longboat
Expedition Manager – The Trip to Remember
36 hour ultra endurance challenge cycling 45 miles through Ireland, rowing 90 miles across the Irish Sea and hiking 15 miles to the top of Snowdon
Media Liaison & Support Team – Ride for Your Lives
Team entry into RAAM, an annual transcontinental bicycle race from the west to east coast of the USA
Expedition Manager – A Remarkable Challenge
Youngest solo ocean row record attempt independent Atlantic crossing
Second in Command – Big Blue Atlantic Row
16-man crew rowing from Agadir in Morocco to Barbados in the world’s first ever ocean rowing catamaran
Expedition Manager – Last Great Challenge
The longest unsupported polar journey in history from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back again
Expedition Manager – Row Zambezi
15 people rowing 1,000 miles down the Upper Zambezi river for charity
Expedition Manager – Round GB Row
Circumnavigation of Great Britain in an ocean rowing boat
PR Manager – Lia Ditton, Atlantic Rowing Race
Atlantic Rowing Race pairs entry by professional sailor and artist Lia Ditton
Expedition Manager – EPIC Greenland
2-man unsupported east to west ski traverse of the Greenland icecap
Expedition Manager – EPIC 3 Peaks Challenge / Girls do the 3 Peaks
Climbing the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales and driving between all three in less than 24 hours
Rower – Atlantic Jack, Atlantic Rowing Race
Pairs entry into the Atlantic rowing race from La Gomera to Antigua. Fastest female pair.
Captain of the Association of Ocean Rowers
Promoting the sport of Ocean Rowing by offering assistance and advice to those who choose to participate in the sport themselves, while providing an enjoyable social network for social rowers and interested parties.
Founder and Team Manager – Team EPIC
Expedition team comprising Royal Marines Commandos, TV personalities, scientists and adventurers
BACKGROUND
Margaret’s background is in production management in factual TV production. She has worked for companies such as the BBC, MTV and Endemol and has done everything from interviewing rock stars to running the marketing department of National Geographic’s programme distrition arm.
Margaret has always been a keen sportswoman. She has been rowing since she was 12, has represented Barnes Bridge Ladies RC at Henley Women’s Regatta multiple times and has captained a UK womens surf rowing crew.
Margaret is from Hobart, Tasmania. Growing up she spent most of her free weekends in boats or up mountains. When she was 11 Margaret and her family spent 14 months traveling around Australia in a fold down caravan and station wagon. As a teenager she and her friends often disappeared on lengthy expeditions into the Tasmanian wilderness.
Margaret has lived in India, Italy and the UK. In 2012 she will be dividing her time between Australia and Argentina.
