The Jon Egging Trust supports vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential. They are an early intervention charity, stepping in to support disadvantaged young people whose futures are jeopardised by life challenges which put them at significant risk of dropping out of full-time education.
JET's unique, long-term Blue Skies programmes empowers students to develop vital workplace competencies including teamwork, leadership, communication and resilience. JET believes that every young person, no matter their background, should leave school armed with the confidence, self-belief and motivation to transition into meaningful employment.
We believe very strongly that the "overcoming adversity" ethos and attitude of JET mirrors that of our own.
To achieve our goal of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, we will need to employ all three foundational attitudes identified by JET:
- Self-belief
- Tenacity
- Trust
To row 3000 miles across an ocean is potentially the hardest single thing that both of us will do in our lives and will take all the SELF-BELIEF that we possess.
Rowing a 2km race in still conditions is difficult but multiply that 2500 times and that is what rowing the Atlantic will be like. The TENACITY required to motivate ourselves to get out of bed after a 2 hour break to continue rowing when you are sore will be unrivalled to anything we have done before (including jumping on the erg for a dreaded 5km test).
Possibly the most important element of the race will be the TRUST that we put in each other. We will be alone in a vast expanse of water with nothing but our thoughts and each other. Knowing that the other person is there for you in the low points will ultimately mean that we achieve our goal of reaching Antigua.