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To Captain Brown, Captain Chalk,
Captain Finlay.
Re the soon to be attempts with the intention of breaking the
record for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat set
in 1992 by La Mondiale.
It is my opinion that yours efforts at sea will be of
considerable interest to the press both sides of the Atlantic as
well as the ocean rowing community.
It would have been preferable that all 3 crews had Argos
tracking device, but this will not be the case.
I suggest that certain agreements are made prior to your
departure: such agreements are gentlemen's agreements. I have no
doubt that each crew will and are expected to conduct themselves
in the very best traditions of the sea and in a sportsmanlike
fashion.
I. Each crew agrees to be
monitored by some kind of device, in the case of La Mondiale -
Argos tracking beacons; in the case of Oyster Shack Ocean
Challenger - D plus; in the case of ORCA - a daily position
phoned in to ORS Int. HQ.
2. As it did happen when
Harboe and Samuelsen left New York, for the purity of record we
ask you to agree to a neutral individual, mutually acceptable to
all parties concerned, who shall inspect each boat checking for
any material on board that could be used as kite or a sail.
3. Each crew may depart from
any port in the Canary Islands (except El Hierro
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) and may arrive at any port
or land in the Caribbean.
4. The definition of a
crossing in order to claim a record must be ''Land to Land''
Each crew member is invited (but not required) to become a
member of the ORS Int (50.00GBP per year)
I as Executive Director of ORS International do hereby state
that we will conduct ourselves without fear or favour to any
crew.
I take this chance to wish each Captain and your crew a safe
crossing and may it be truly the adventure of a lifetime for you
all
Yours sincerely
Kenneth F. Crutchlow
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In order to claim the record
crews should choose a route equal but not less in distance
than that original of La Mondiale, which was
2.935 miles (4.723 km) (2.550 n/m) - distance (as the
crow flies) from La Palma to Martinique.
FYI:
Distance from El Hierro to Antigua is
2.873 miles (4.624 km) (2.496 n/m)
Distance from Gran
Canaria to Barbados is
2.993 miles (4.816 km) (2600 n/miles) |
