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The Guernsey
crew of Kathy Tracey, Sarah Day, Paula Evemy and Lois
Rawlins-Duquemin have passed the 1,000-mile mark in the
race and are closing in on their Rowgirls counterparts.
At their last recorded positions, there were just nine miles
between the two crews with Mission Atlantic having covered
1,126 miles, which placed them 12th overall.
The battle is especially tense as the two boats are the only
all-female fours competing in the Atlantic Rowing Race. Both
are in identical Woodvale fours class vessels.
As this is the first time that a crew of four women has
attempted to row any ocean, the boat that crosses the finish
line in Antigua first will set a new record and go down in the
history books.
Fewer than 50 miles separate the Sarnians and the five boats
ahead of them, putting them within striking distance of
seventh place.
At the front of the field, the All Relative four have opened
up an enormous lead of 600 miles.
The crew from Devon have already covered more than 2,000 miles
and are therefore into the final third of their journey from
La Gomera to the Carribean, a total distance of 2,931 miles. |
