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Brett Sparrow and Scott Wonenberg

"Against All Odds".

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February 2, 2004

03:00hrs

06:00hrs

10:15hrs

16:22hrs

Scott finished shift in a sea of chop which you could not row in. oars keep getting caught by waves. We decided to both sleep to catch up a little on shut eye, letting the boat just drift.

Brett got up to row.

‘Sticky slop’ – nothing 2 work with.

Scott sighted 2 sea gulls.

Thinking a lot about family and friends. A lot of reflection – childhood memories. Dreams based on long back.

End Day 11 47N.M logged
N 24° 12.707’
W 025° 10.386’ Dist 2 Bar 2062N.M

Day 12

16:30hrs

17:55hrs

Swam and checked hull. Had Caribbean bath.

Checked all hatches 4 water. Only the repaired round hatches had 2-3 inches of water.

Bob’s mate flew by. Much darker plumage indicating sex as being male. Bob turned out to be Mrs Bob. We brought her out and after couple of minutes he flew off. Incredible feeling, to see Bob fly off after spending more or less 20hrs with us.
N 24° 12.723’
W 025° 12.330’

February 3, 2004

16:22hrs

Scott preparing beans and rice, rod zinged. Dorada with 3 others swimming with it. Got close to boat – line broke.
Bob flew by 2 thank us. Styling by just above waves again. Only thing we have left is the experience of such a close encounter and her defecation.
She keeps checking on our progress every couple hours which is amazing company when there is nothing else.

End Day 12 51N.M logged
N 24° 03.896’
W 026° 05.569’ D 2 Bar 2011N.M

Day 13

16:30hrs

16:44hrs

21:00hrs

Bath and rearrange ballast.

Scott loses pot whilst washing.

Rowed on to 1999nm 2 Bar. Then took shots of Peter and Claudine’s Glennfinnich whisky to celebrate.

Conditions: terrible wind, southerly cross swell. Caught in the massive oceanic eddy – turbulent. Felt as though being drawn all over the seas except in the direction desired.

February 4, 2004

16:22hrs

End Day 13 54N.M logged
N 23° 54.511’
W 027° 04.164’ D 2 Bar 1957N.M

Day 14

17:30hrs

19:48hrs

20:48hrs

GPS turned off. When turned it on again there was no satellites reading our position.
-Considered navigational techniques without GPS- Simply, wherever sun sets is direction 2 steer.

Fish on! Before we could get rod out of holder, sudden tug – snap! Big fish!

Dragging Weed – no assistance from anything else. Average speed – 2 knots.

February 5, 2004

00:30hrs

04:30hrs

12:28hrs

16:22hrs

Presence of ‘The Almighty’ – Scott was rowing when he felt a presence. Looking around but saw nothing until he looked up. The moon was directly overhead with a moisture ring around it. Around the moisture ring stratus clouds formed the shape of an eye. The giant eye took up the entire sky and made everything else very small. God was there and He was watching over us.

Sea flat – no wind. D 2 Bar 1932N.M

Wind shifting. More or less 3 knots.

End Day 14 57N.M logged
N 23° 41.039’
W 028° 07.480’ D 2 Bar 1900N.M

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