Two crews are taking on the challenge of a lifetime by rowing the Atlantic - and hope to inspire the next generation to look after their oceans in the process.
The four-strong teams from Lessons from a Boat and Oars of Thunder are leaving the Canary Islands in early December, set to arrive in Antigua in mid-January.
As well as testing their endurance on the event, known as the World's Toughest Row, they'll gather plastic pollution data to inform a project at the University of Plymouth on satellite detection of marine litter.
The teams held an event outlining the importance of ocean conservation to local year nine pupils, and showing them the limited living space they'll have on their journey.
Lessons from a Boat will also be delivering teaching sessions to children at various schools en route when they depart in December.
To spur the teams on even further, they are supporting a number of charities, including the RNLI (Oars of Thunder) and Diabetes UK, Cancer Research and The Final Straw (Lessons from a Boat).
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