The Crew
Captain Mike Boss
"Bossy" has been made Captain of the crew, as it was he who originally attended the Wessex Rehabilitation Centre, he who thought of the ridiculous pedalo plan in the first place and to be honest, he who drew the short straw.
He is no stranger to odd charity events, having in the past (amongst other things) posed nude for a hospice cookbook (that put the old ladies off their dinner) and dressed as a Victorian lady in a crowd of 25,000 northern football fans.
Whilst he couldn’t be considered to be a "natural athlete", he has trained for many years to achieve the figure he has now, which should, if nothing else, keep the cold out and mean he could last several months stranded without any food.
Rumours that Greenpeace will be surrounding the pedalo to protect him from Japanese whalers, have been denied.
Cut-throat Mark Nalder
When this event was first talked about, Mark made the mistake of laughing at great length and mentioning he had previously owned a boat. This then led to Mark being nominated as the second half of the team.
He loves fast cars, fast motorbikes and fast women, so he is being relied upon to be the "power-man" of the team.
He could finally prove to be the one who provides the answer to that infamous question ”Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?”
Should the crew get into difficulties during the event and indeed end up being marooned on a desert island, it has yet to be decided who will eat the other first.