The weather is still looking bad for a start this week 28:05.317N 17:06.571W
Row Across The Pond
Richard Hoyland and Steve Coe
Wed 9 Dec 2009 14:25
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Another day of waiting for a break in the weather
that will allow the fleet to start out into the Atlantic...it's a terrible
form of mental torture for the rowers.
We went to a 9:30am daily meeting this morning to
get an update on the weather position but still no change...we may have a window
early next week, but as we've found out this could change very quickly. A number
of the teams have professional weather support for their campaigns and all these
teams are pooling their information to get a definitive picture.
Some have paid for flights off the island on
the understanding that the decision to go could mean that they need to return
the next day if the weather breaks. Meanwhile back on La Gomera we've moved into
yet another apartment that will see us through to Monday next week...others are
sleeping on the boats. La Gomera has just finished a national holiday and so the
locals are flooding back into the town of San Sebastien and the town has a buzz
about it again.
Still, this preiod of inactivity gives us an idea
of the kind of pace we will experience when at sea, long days dragging out
before us with nothing to look forward to but the time on the oars, food or a
snatched period of sleep. A tough and simple life. Tomorrow to break the
boredom we are going out for a sail on one of the support yachts, Ocean Planet,
which is a real thoroughbred racing yacht designed for fast single-handed
sailing...stripped of all comforts she's designed to be a fast emergency
response yacht in the event of problems during the race...fingers crossed for
some wind.
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