After taking a much-needed extended overnight bivouac Team Don’t Tell Mom made their way northwest up Johnstone Strait with lesser headwinds than previous days. Fighting a flood tide early and possibly riding a following ebb tide later they have beached on Hardwicke Island after a 37+ mile day. See Rebecca Ross’ new Field Report on […]
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Last night the Team pushed until sunset for an unprecedented 60 mile day, camping on the Comox shore, in order to be able to reach the Seymour Narrows at low slack tide today. As reported by R2AK, the Narrows have a tidal bore that can create whirlpools 60 ft across and 6 ft deep. Their
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Don’t Tell Mom cruised steadily today with less headwind, albeit against the tide at times. Stopping at 1800 for dinner on Hornby Island, with the new fuel they pushed ahead with currently favorable conditions. More updates to follow in the morning (but I’m heading to bed for now!). Updates: After the dinner stop, Leigh and
Last night team Don’t Tell Mom (DTM) decided to call it an earlier night and joined team Let’s Row Maybe (LRM) on Prevost Island. Keeping with their intent to row early to beat the wind our team set out before LRM, leading the way for a group of 5 rowers and paddlers through the islands
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The preliminaries are over. The 3 day exercise in patience to reach Victoria doesn’t matter as the real race began today. Rowboats and kayaks started out fast as very light winds hobbled the sailboats that will soon overtake them. Rival rowers Let’s Row Maybe leads the pack this evening as they appeared to gain faster
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Our team arrived safely in Victoria today after a 4.5 hour crossing from Dungeness Spit in much nicer conditions than the past two days. Leigh reports that “it was very smooth, though a lot of current in places.” A 1.5 hour delay at Canadian Customs put them in way ahead of the cutoff time. Of
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Again, due to weather, many teams were forced to stay put. Fortunately, the light keepers’ were true to their name and provided shelter and homemade cookies which were greatly appreciated by all who stayed on the Spit. Leigh and Clare even managed to fit in an 11 mile walk along with some grounds clean up!
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Despite small craft warnings and winds gusting into the 30’s the R2AK organizers launched on schedule today. Almost all rowboats and kayaks wisely stayed out of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and some worked their way west to Dungeness Spit. From there it will be a shorter crossing to Victoria. While Tuesday will have
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Andrew & Dameon set off from the end of a narrow channel in Tacoma at 7pm on Friday, June 10th in a light drizzle. They were close to the front of the frenetic gaggle of 119 human-powered vessels at the start of the Seventy48. There were rowboats, kayaks, surf skis, stand up paddle boards, canoes,
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This past Friday was filled with last minute packing, boat repair lessons, and a quick dolly practice session, all followed by an awesome send-off party with great food and even better company! Dameon departed Belfast Saturday morning with MURSU lashed to the top of his Subaru, armed with the soundtrack to While Line Fever and
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