That the Parliament congratulates Huw Carden on becoming the oldest person to row the Mid Pacific Ocean, at the age of 63; notes that Huw is a former Rockfield Primary and Oban High School pupil, who set off from Monterey on 12 June 2023, and arrived on 2 August in Hanalei; recognises that Huw and his four teammates also became the first crew of five to complete the crossing from California to Hawaii, with only 82 people in 33 boats having previously made this crossing; commends their time of 51 days, five hours and 44 minutes, and wishes Huw the best of luck in a possible attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the future.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle