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Rowing (from the start of the tow in May 2008) to Finsch Harbor, north of Dreger, Papua New Guinea
January 15 - February 4 2009



		positions by Service Argos

Jan 17 2009
I was hoping to come SE thru the Vitiaz Strait into Solomon Sea.
I seem to have an easterly current under me and the winds gave been mostly WNW with varying strength. It appears the ocean wants me to go through the St. George's Strait on the other end of New Britain. I am going more east than south and I can't make Vitiaz like that...
One thought since I would be in the Solomon and Coral Seas during the cyclone season, was to consider pulling into Rabaul, then trying to go from Rabaul to Daru, by way of Lae, Oro Bay, Kokada Trail, Pt Moresby. This would require lots of kayaking and hiking -- what a logistical logjam!

First I must get to Rabaul if that's the way ocean takes me.

Erden Eruç
Around-n-Over


	Distance from 0:01:35N 144:36:51E to Cairns, Australia as the crow flies is 1169 miles (1881 m) (1015 nautical miles)	TIME ELAPSED
		days hours : minutes : seconds
		19 : 21 : 31 : 00

Row began January 15 2009 at 10:50 GMT Row ended February 04 2009 at 8:21GMT

Day 19 Feb 03 2009 (19:01 GMT)	6:18:43S	147:51:11E	51 miles (81 km) (44 nm)
Miles/Km rowed to date	811 miles (1304 km) (703 n/miles)
Miles/km from the Start	490 miles (788 km) (425 n/miles)
Miles/km to Finish (Cairns, Australia)	744 miles (1197 km) (646 n/miles)
nautical mile=1minute of latitude (1.15 statute miles or 1.853 kilometers)

Day/Date	Latitude	Longitude	Progress
(time is GMT)	(degrees/minutes/seconds)	(degrees/minutes/seconds)	(miles,km,nautical miles)

Day 20 Feb 04 2009 (08:21 GMT)	landed in the Finsch Harbor, north of Dreger, Papua New Guinea
Day 19 Feb 03 2009 (19:01 GMT)	6:18:43S	147:51:11E	51 miles (81 km) (44 nm)
Day 18 Feb 02 2009 (19:00 GMT)	5:39:36S	147:30:47E	26 miles (41 km) (22 nm)
Day 17 Feb 01 2009 (19:00 GMT)	5:23:02S	147:15:36E	50 miles (81 km) (44 nm)
Day 16 Jan 31 2009 (19:00 GMT)	4:58:34S	146:39:04E	36 miles (58 km) (31 nm)
Day 15 Jan 30 2009 (19:00 GMT)	4:37:08S	146:16:01E	60 miles (96 km) (52 nm)
Day 14 Jan 29 2009 (19:00 GMT)	4:12:11S	145:30:18E	65 miles (105 km) (57 nm)
Day 13 Jan 28 2009 (19:00 GMT)	3:27:43S	144:54:47E	55 miles (88 km) (48 nm)
Day 12 Jan 27 2009 (19:00 GMT)	2:43:12S	144:37:23E	44 miles (70 km) (38 nm)
Day 11 Jan 26 2009 (19:00 GMT)	2:04:59S	144:38:06E	0 miles (1 km) (0 nm)
Day 10 Jan 25 2009 (19:00 GMT)	2:05:17S	144:38:06E	29 miles (46 km) (25 nm)
Day 9 Jan 24 2009 (19:01 GMT)	1:53:28S	145:00:07E	46 miles (75 km) (40 nm)
Day 8 Jan 23 2009 (15:00 GMT)	1:42:07S	145:38:49E	37 miles (60 km) (32 nm)
Day 7 Jan 22 2009 (20:01 GMT)	1:32:17S	146:09:36E	50 miles (80 km) (43 nm)
Day 6 Jan 21 2009 (19:01 GMT)	1:33:07S	146:52:52E	36 miles (58 km) (31 nm)
Day 5 Jan 20 2009 (19:00 GMT)	1:25:34S	147:22:59E	26 miles (42 km) (23 nm)
Day 4 Jan 19 2009 (16:00 GMT)	1:17:35S	147:01:34E	38 miles (62 km) (33 nm)
Day 3 Jan 18 2009 (17:00 GMT)	1:11:46S	146:28:44E	53 miles (85 km) (46 nm)
Day 2 Jan 17 2009 (17:00 GMT)	0:53:28S	145:46:23E	60 miles (96 km) (52 nm)
Day 1 Jan 16 2009 (17:00 GMT)	0:35:38S	144:57:40E	49 miles (79 km) (42 nm)
Start day Jan 15 2009 (10:50 GMT)	0:01:35N	144:36:51E	Start day