I wanted to reassure you that I am not just being terribly British and stiff-upper-lip about my capsizes last week. … Read More
Sea Anchor
Day 17: Thirty Knots and Rising
Riding out a bout of thirty-plus knot winds might sound like a dangerously exciting, adrenaline-packed experience, but take it from … Read More
Day 13: The Purple Ergometer
Ergometers are the rowing machines that rowers use for training. An ergo training session is generally tough, exhausting, and you … Read More
Day 3: One of Those Days
Day 3: One of those Days April 15th 2011 Today was one of those days. I won’t say I went … Read More
Day 31 – Character Building Stuff
Dictated by Roz, and transcribed by her mother Rita Savage. Position: -06.88196S, 154.14308E This voyage has now definitely reached the … Read More
Day 30 – Ban the Bottle
Dictated by Roz at 21.30 on May 18th and transcribed by her mother Rita Savage. Position: -06.46732 154.13231 At last … Read More
Day 67 – Follow That Whale!
I should have lassoed the whales. About noontime I heard a "whoomph" and looked towards the sound to see awhale … Read More
Day 60 – Strange Days Indeed
Another strange day in the ITCZ. No rowing this morning – the sea anchorwas out while the wind blew from … Read More
Day 59 – Sorely Tested
Joan Rivers once said something like, "That's what I hate abouthousework. You do it, and then six months later you … Read More
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