The first line in the first of the daily emails back from the boat (technically coming in on the 4th day – thank you seasickness and rough seas), directly from Adam: “I am starting to adjust to the sea and should be getting some information out there to the public.” And with that, your first […]
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In the blur of all the events surrounding the main event – the CWF Africa to the Americas Expedition launch – we didn’t get a chance to highlight the actual launch festivities from la plage de Ngor. Since the rowers continue their initial push to clear themselves from land’s tireless grasp, I asked Christopher Yapp, videographer […]
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Day 3 – Easing seas, easing tummies
While the email & communication streams are on hold until ocean conditions allow for puke-free email contact, I’ll continue the updates with a shore-side look at the expedition… Got a satellite phone call this afternoon from Adam, aboard what is slowly becoming a more comfortable (if you’ll call it that) ocean rowboat. The winds and seas have […]
Greg here — I received a couple satellite phone calls today (1:30am & 11:45am PST) from Jordan onboard the JRH. As suspected, they’ve been getting hammered by wind and waves directly out of the north, making for very challenging rowing. As the boat rocks quickly side-to-side, the oar blades get caught by the water and […]
Greg here at mission control — No direct contact with the crew as of yet since launch at 11:30GMT this morning. Per Erinn (photographer), the swells were fairly sizable today, which is to be expected based on recent wind data. Due to the new schedules, the rocking bout, and I’m guessing some great bouts of […]