{"id":98111,"date":"2024-08-16T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=98111"},"modified":"2024-08-17T01:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:47:11","slug":"ocean-rowing-roundup-for-august-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/ocean-rowing-roundup-for-august-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Rowing Roundup for August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since our last ocean rowing roundup,<\/a> two crews have finished their journeys, a world record has been set, and a fresh soloist is taking on the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Pacific Ocean <\/b><\/h2>\n

Ocean Revival: <\/strong>Matt Mason, Will Scott, Mike Donovan, and Stephen McHugh completed their crossing of the mid-Pacific from San Francisco to Hawaii on Aug. 6. They landed in Honolulu after 46 days and 21 hours at sea.<\/p>\n

Unlike many other crews, they have not been battling strong winds. Instead, it has been incredibly calm water with strong currents. At points, this has brought them to a standstill. Other issues include struggling in the heat, a lip infection, blisters, and painful salt wounds. But despite these few ailments they have stayed incredibly positive. During calm periods they found their own fun: decorating the boat for Scott’s 40th birthday, holding diving competitions, and discussing their first meals back on dry land.<\/p>\n

The final week of the row was eventful. A battery was leaking and a set of headphones caught fire, something they only noticed when they could suddenly smell smoke. Meanwhile, Scott’s lip infection remained open and bleeding, necessitating a second course of antibiotics.<\/p>\n

Finally, they had to battle prevailing winds to land the boat.<\/p>\n

Atlantic Ocean <\/b><\/h2>\n

Tom Waddington: <\/strong>Waddington (UK) is attempting to cross the North Atlantic from Canada to the UK. One of two soloists currently crossing this stretch of ocean, he was aiming to beat the 39-day record. Now 41 days in and just over halfway, he has missed his target by a considerable margin.<\/p>\n

Completely new to ocean rowing, Waddington has struggled with patches of tricky weather. When he reached the Flemish Cap, the winds were against him and he was suddenly covering 25% or less of his normal distance. For five days, he needed to stay on para-anchor between rowing sessions to control how much he would drift.<\/p>\n

Once he made it off the continental shelf, conditions improved. But bouts of good weather were short-lived. Twenty-four hours of good weather would be followed by twenty-four hours of changing winds.<\/p>\n

A big part of his row has been accepting that he cannot beat the ocean. This required reframing each situation to stay upbeat. One thing that did cheer up Waddington was a passing ship. It was the first vessel he\u2019d seen in weeks, and he rang them on his radio to chat with the captain.<\/p>\n

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