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Written by Lin & Rachel at sea
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
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Last night we finally gave in to the bad weather and decided to both get into the cabin and sleep. This is something that Rachel has really not wanted to do from the start for fear of the boat capsizing due to her constantly wanting to turn broadside onto the wind and not feeling she needed to rest so much. However, Lin has always felt convinced this wouldn’t happen given the good record of this make of boat and the fact that we are carrying more ballast this time than has ever been required before. There is also the point that when the wind is so strong that you can’t stop her turning (especially for Lin with her bad foot), if she did capsize, Lin would rather be in the cabin than out on deck! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 January 2008 )
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Written by Lin & Rachel at sea
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008 |
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Since our last blog we’ve been making great headway, but it hasn’t all been straightforward. We’re still experiencing big seas, but with a following (ish) wind, we’re keeping our sights set on Antigua and figuring out how to make a finish line that’s just a n/mile long! But we’re also seeing the degrees West move along at a pleasing rate – normally the second half of the race distance is completed in a shorter time than the first half. We’re certainly hoping for that as we can’t wait to see our families and partners again soon. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 January 2008 )
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Written by Lin & Rachel at sea
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Sunday, 13 January 2008 |
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Just a very brief blog today to tell you all that we’re so excited today and have cause to celebrate again. A quick text message to Tony at HQ gave us the confirmation that at 09:00hrs this morning we had rowed 1,286 n/miles from the start and have 1,284 n/miles left to get to the finish. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 January 2008 )
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Written by Lin & Rachel at sea
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Saturday, 12 January 2008 |
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It seems to us that one day just rolls into the next and we just continue to row along on our 2 hour shifts. The weather is continuing to be good to us and looks set to stay that way for the next 3 days. Brilliant hot sunshine during the day meaning we even got our batteries up to 13v today – of course that meant the water maker went straight on and we started to charge up a few things – walkman and video camera to start with. The waves are still a bit choppy making rowing quite difficult but we keep on going and if it gets too bouncy, we just steer the boat and let the waves carry us along – preserving our energy for when we must row. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 January 2008 )
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Thursday, 10 January 2008 |
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With a few sunny days behind us, can you imagine the excitement when we not only made 20 litres of drinking water but also had enough to wash some clothes! |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 January 2008 )
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