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We have had a number of watermakers in the 2007 Woodvale Atlantic Challenge from La Gomera to Antigua, including Niall McCann & James Burge,two rowers from Bristol rowing Komale in aid of Bristol Zoo. Mactra supported Niall & James's row by loaning them a Schenker Smart 30 Watermaker and a Katadyn 35 Survivor hand operated watermaker.

"If you must go and row an ocean, These are the names you need to be equipped with, along with 100% back up from Mactra Marine Equipment”
Jim MacDonald

Jim & Ann MacDonald from Mactra Marine Equipment flew out to La Gomera before the race started and gave technical support to rowers who bought their watermakers from Mactra Marine Equipment. Throughout the race Jim was on hand 24 hours a day to receive calls from rowers with watermaker problems mid Atlantic. A number of rowers suffered equipment malfunction which fortunately were mostly resolved by satellite telephone. It has to be said that most of these 'problems' were due in the most part to poor installation or operator error.

Since 2005 Mactra Marine Equipment have been corporate members of World Cruising Club, the organisers of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. 240 Boats leave Las Palmas every November for St Lucia in the Caribbean. With the help of manufacturers Schenker watermakers, for whom Mactra are UK exclusive distributor, Jim and Ann MacDonald and Schenker technicians have been on hand at every ARC Start since 2005 to make sure that the watermakers are all in full working order before the participants leave for St lucia.

The Start of the ARC 2007. Left and Right: Schenker engineers Francesco and Pepe. Centre: Jim Macdonald.

With a number of watermakers currently in the 2008 Vendee Globe single handed round the World yacht race and a handful of independent ocean rowers now under their belt, Mactra feel confident that they will be able to help future Rowers & Racers with their watermaking requirements.

Mactra Marine is supporting Aldo Diana with the loan of a Schenker Smart 30 Watermaker and a Katadyn 35 Survivor emergency watermaker for his singlehanded 3000 mile rowing attempt across the Atlantic in a wooden rowing boat www.atlanticfirefighter.com.

The 2009 Atlantic Challenge recipient of the use of a Schenker Smart 30 and Katadyn hand operated watermaker is Charlie Pitcher www.transatlanticsolo.com.

Mactra Marine Equipment and the Manufacturer Katadyn were pleased to support Steve White of 'Toe in the Water' (www.whiteoceanracing.com) currently participating in the 2008 Vendee Globe.

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