| At sea. Atlantic Rowing Race: Team C2 twenty eight miles behind EDF |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, 15 January 2006 | |
|
Helena Smalman-Smith: We really are into the end game now. Chris and Clint have been thinking about what each is most looking forward to when they return to land-based life. Possibly not surprisingly, they found that four of their top five were the same (in order): Cold beers, Hot showers, Fresh fruit , A bed that doesn't move But just to prove that they are individuals and not just two halves of the same sea cow, Chris also feels that he will enjoy being able to turn over when asleep without having to worry if he's still in the centre line of the boat, while Clint wants anything (edible) that has eggs with it. In the meantime, the wind is still Force 5-6 with gusts of Force 7 which, according to the Beaufort Scale is near gale force causing "trees in motion" (funnily enough, they haven't been able to confirm this as the only tree within 500 miles of them is the 2" high Christmas tree that they packed away after Twelfth Night) and "inconvenience felt when walking" which they can't comment on either, though they haven't been at all inconvenienced by what it's doing to their rowing speed. They've been grappling with the Periodic Table. Or battling with the elements. One or the other, anyway, though they've not been learning any chemistry (despite Clint's little-publicised degree in pharmacology). Chris says thanks to all at CC for their continued good wishes and generosity to the charities, while Clint would like to thank Jo and Woolfie, from whom they're still waiting for Chapter 2, apparently. Stattos amongst you may be interested in this representation of C2 vs EDF throughout the race showing that things were moderately evenly matched up till Christmas, when C2 were briefly in the lead of the pairs race at the start of Christmas Day having got past Mayabrit who had benefited tactically from their Northern course during the big low pressure system around that time, but since then EDF have responded to every bit of pressure C2 have put on them. There are a few wiggles towards the end of the graph caused by the Argos reporting being erratic and the definition of a "day" not only varying but being different from crew to crew. Estimated arrival: Quite late on day 51 (Thursday, 19th January) Charity total so far: £9,044.55 C2 is crewed by Chris Andrews and Clint Evans from Kent UK http://www.rowatlantic.org.uk/ Event website http://www.atlanticrowingrace.co.uk |
|
| Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 January 2006 ) |
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|