After 48 hours of sitting on the same beach, Team Of One rowed our in the early evening to try his luck against the wind. Dameon spent almost a second full day waiting out the strong NW winds and waves and finally launched around 1730 PDT. It’s obvious from his speed of 1.5 knots over the first hour that conditions were still difficult. Dameon bowed to nature by cutting north (and doubling his speed) toward the lee shore of West Thurlow Island and is now hugging the shore westward. Will he make significant miles tonight?
Other paddlers and rowers in Johnstone Strait also hunkered down all day with one group of three paddlers creeping around one point and beaching again.
Thankfully Thursday should bring the lightest winds of the week and likely spark big miles.