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Brett Sparrow and Scott Wonenberg

"Against All Odds".

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February 5, 2004

Day 15

17:00hrs

19:43hrs

Brett woke up 1 hr before shift end and helped row – power hour. So we could get another 100! Did some physical damage 2 muscles, hands etc.
Sat for about an hour after licking wounds rubbing cremes on joints and popping pain killers.

Wind started off as southerly then changed 2 Westerly.

Dolphin jump. Bob fly-by.

February 6, 2004

00:00hrs

00:45hrs

04:35hrs

12:00hrs

14:00hrs

16:00hrs

Wind turns to Northerly. Too strong to fight. Ran with it.

Dolphins glided by. Scott rowing, Brett sleeping.

Wind still Northerly D 2 Bar 1875N.M

Brett reels in Dorada that had been dragged behind for a couple hours without anyone noticing. Fish had no fight left. Ate it with rice and garlic.

Wind has died down to feeble strength. Sloppy sea.

Wind still coming from all over, swell has no uniform.

16:22hrs End Day 15 50N.M logged
N 23° 23.141’
W 28°55.500’ D 2 Bar 1850N.M

Day 16

16:30hrs

23:30hrs

Bath – Scott dropped soap- had to ninja quick think and rescue dive 4 it.

Sea started to heap upon itself. 2 different swells operating. Northerly (large) and East/ Northeast.

Swell really started to get big – lifejacket on - no heroes alive on La Mar. Only dead ones.

February 7, 2004

04:22hrs

16:22hrs

D 2 Bar 1825N.M
Bob still flying by every hour or so.

Interesting day – More conducive to our type of water experience, big waves- ‘surfable’.
Started with 3 different swells – large (N) Mid (N,NE) Mid (E)
Using Northeasterly swell till the two mid sized swells combined. Still not really uniform. But only evidence of them.

Overcast, gentle breeze.

Sunny, hot.

Cumulus clouds build up. Potential Nimbus developing. Wind pretty much Northeast.

End Day 16 52N.M logged
N 22° 49.110’
W 029° 45.181’ D 2 Bar 1798N.M

Day 17

22:00hrs

General pain in knees, hands clawing. Brufen still favoured remedy.

Before moonrise- navigate by ‘brail’. Mystic water.

Dream (Brett) – Kenneth waking me, rowing through a paradise of bikini clad women rowing through a fantasy garden.

Caught sea gull with rod. Flew into fishing line and got tangled. Bit me when trying to untangle him. Bustard!

Fairly steady breeze pushing us. We go where she blows.

February 8, 2004

04:22hrs

08:45hrs

16:22hrs

31N.M logged                    D 2 Bar 1767N.M

Daybreak
42N.M logged                    D 2 Bar 1756N.M

All day with steady wind pushing us (20-25kts)
3-5m swell with varying direction but generally headed our way. 1st full day with conditions favouring us. Yeahooooo!!!!!!!!

End day 17                     65N.M logged
N 22° 07.088’
W 030° 46.277’                D 2 Bar 1733N.M

February 9, 2004

Day 18

15:46hrs

15:53hrs

16:22hrs

Brett was sleeping head 2 stern with window open. Got sea water dunking. Time to rinse….

Retired the ‘tumour’. (Camping air mattress that had a blow out of the seams making a huge bubble) forced it into the bow cabin as extra floatation for ‘justin’…just in case.

End day 18 66 N.M logged
N 21° 26.169’
W 031° 49.397’ D 2 Bar 1667N.M

Day 19

18:20hrs

Scott caught dorada – quick to side of boat. Brett gaffed 1st time. Fried and made stew.

February 10, 2004

04:20hrs

04:22hrs

12:10hrs

16:22hrs

Brett spots phantom yacht in darkness. Blew fog horn twice. Saw torchlight in sails. No response. Tried calling on channel 16 “White sailing yacht, white sailing yacht; “This is rowing boat Against All Odds”…

                                       D 2 Bar 1641N.M

Funnies all day with seas

Porridge 4 breakfast

Wind started off Northerly then changed to North Northeast.

Rain shower- ten to fifteen minutes. Complete calm for an hour then wind picked up again - easterly.

End Day 19                              53N.M logged
N 20° 51.523’                           999N.M completed to date
W 032° 39.185’           D 2 Bar 1614N.M

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