Atlantic. Done!
After 50 days 8 hours and 55 minutes, Ocean’s Elite have successfully completed Mission Atlantic and have arrived into Barbados.
We’ll write more in this post later but for now all that needs to be done is for us all to celebrate a job well done by our veteran team.
Those of you who have been closely following the YB tracker may have noticed the recent dip in speed of Rowing Stones followed shortly afterwards by the recent increase in speed of Ocean’s Elite. It’s almost as though the crews were playing a video game where their boat goes over a speed booster, and in…
Our crews have been focussing on speed. Both crews have been working on reducing weight wherever they can with the aim to increasing their speed. It’s fascinating that both crews have had the same focus at exactly the same time. The central lockers of the boat are sealed from the rest of the boat and…
We have shocking and deeply distressing news to report from Ocean’s Elite. They are running low on tea. The shear magnitude of this startling revelation cannot be underestimated. Those with a military background will understand the restorative powers of a hot wet (hot drink). It boosts morale, sharpens mental focus and gives a team something…
The topic for today has got to be unrelenting. For the crews this challenge doesn’t stop until they touch land in Barbados. Even when they’re not on the oars there’s no chance for the crews to really relax. Even when not rowing they will be thinking about their course, food, water, voltage of the batteries,…
it seems unlikely that ocean rowing boats would be able to surf and yet that’s exactly what Oceans Elite have been able to do recently. To be able to surf an ocean rowing boat needs some various elements to come together. Firstly you need waves. Sounds obvious right, but they need to be big enough…
Although wind and waves aren’t great it’s the cloud which can be an ocean rower’s worst enemy. Without sun falling onto the solar panels the crews have to start being a little cautious about how they manage the power which is available onboard. They do have two sizable batteries onboard to allow the boat to…