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I spent last Christmas battling ocean waves as I rowed solo across the Atlantic - this year I’ll treat myself to a pint

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On Christmas Day last year Frank Rothwell was literally going backwards. The Oldham granddad was alone in the middle of the Atlantic, battling ocean waves, freezing temperatures and a wind that had blown him back the way he had come.

It was not an easy day, but it was all worth it when he eventually reached the Caribbean and found he had raised more than £1million for charity. READ MORE: This year, Frank will be taking things a bit easier. “Last Christmas I was mid-Atlantic battling ocean waves and on Christmas Day I had one of my worst days,” he says. “I was missing family, the wind had changed and it started blowing me backwards. “I lost eight miles and another eight on Boxing Day. “Christmas Day is always a bit weepy anyway but I felt

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