Satelite phone call from Helen on Saturday am, she sounded in good spirits although she reckons her body is now shot to pieces. With sore feet, ankles, knees,backside, hands and arms (not much else left although her ear infection has cleared up). With under 700nm to go the crew can now see the finish line looming although the auto helm has been giving problems and has been draining all the boats batteries resulting in water rations. To rectify this they have had to rig up a manual tiller using one of the broken oars and a series of ropes. The downside of this is that they have lost a rowing position as someone has to sit there to manually steer Audeamus.
Although the winds have finally turned in their favour the waves and current are still against them and with one less rower progress has slowed. They are predicting that they should arrive in 12-16 days but could be quicker if they can break out of this current.
Our tickets are booked and we are looking forward to seeing Helen at the finish line.
Don't forget Helen is still looking for sponsorship and your very valuable message,s of support to Helen and the crew.
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