| At sea. Atlantic Rowing Race: Atlantic Prince crew excited as Antigua nears |
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| Wednesday, 25 January 2006 | |
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Kate Shore Team: I've just spoken to the boys. All is going well aboard the good ship Talkeetna. The weather is much improved and they say they don't seem to be experiencing the huge waves that other crews have been reporting (long may that last!). The boat has coped admirably with everything that has been thrown at it so far. The boys are excited about getting close to Antigua and are looking forward to a night's sleep in a proper bed! They are in good spirits and are physically well (apart from the usual sore bottoms and hands, but neither is getting any worse). Their watermaker gave them cause for concern when it stopped working (again!) the day before yesterday and they had to severely ration water for 24 hours in order to avoid breaking into their ballast water and hence incurring a time penalty under the race rules, but they are relieved to say that it worked again yesterday, so the water situation is now much improved. As long as it works again today (they haven't tried it yet), they should have plenty of water to get them to the finish. They had been rationing food over the last few weeks on account of the extended crossing time, but are now happily munching their way through four meals a day and copious snacks. With reference to Row4life's description of themselves as 'skeletons with beards', I asked them if they have lost a lot of weight and they said 'probably, its hard for us to tell' (Boys, eh?! You'd never find a woman who didn't know whether or not she's lost weight!!). By their own calculations, their ETA in Antigua is Friday lunchtime local time. They wish all the other crews safe onward passage, particularly row4cancer who are having a tough time. Their email is still not sending or receiving messages, but I read out some of your jokes over the phone and they were very well received. Thank you for all the messages. Kate Atlantic Prince is crewed by Dan Darley and Richard Dewire London and Sheffield UK http://www.atlanticprince.com/ Event website http://www.atlanticrowingrace.co.uk |
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