| At sea. Atlantic Rowing Race: Roz talk to other ocean adventurers |
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| Friday, 06 January 2006 | |
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Roz Savage: On a day when Polyanna would have been challenged to find something to be glad about - driving rain, the wind blowing me north, discovery that my one change of 'normal' clothes for Antigua has gone mouldy - I've found one particular mental trick very helpful. I've been enjoying a correspondence with two other solo ocean adventurers - Leven Brown, who is rowing the Columbus route from Cadiz to Jamaica, and Adrian Flanagan, who is sailing around the world via the polar regions. They both gave me the same advice - the value of retrospect. Leven: ' Remember when the going is tough to treat it like a bad dream and focus on the welcome your are going to get in Antigua.' Adrian: ' When you come to look back on it, the voyage will seem to have been over very quickly. Remember, it doesn't have to be fun to be fun. And it will have been fun once you are among the elite few who have single-handedly rowed an ocean.' This 'time-travelling' approach has really helped. I had a great time preparing for the row. I'll have a great time afterwards basking in the glow of achievement. And if the bit in the middle is sometimes hard going and a bit yucky, well that's not such a bad deal. Thanks for the texts: Mac from Team Sevenoaks (good luck with your race preparations - happy to offer advice when I get back), HSS (relieved to hear the pink hard thing was a pig with a flick knife, am not even going to repeat the next part of the joke!), Boris, Mark Reid, Tiny (thx for advice and encouragement - know what you mean about that sweet water, but today that would have taken me north), Sam K (support much appreciated), Guy, John, DB (not feeling photogenic today!). 5 Jan, 06 - 19:27 2236.680N,2948.721W,0M For GPS position, race position and miles from La Gomera, see event website Wind: 15-18 kts, E Weather: rainy and overcast, sunny evening Sea state: rough Hours rowing: 11 Roz Savage from London in Sedna Solo is the only female solo competitor www.rozsavage.com Event website http://www.atlanticrowingrace.co.uk |
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