Anthony gave me a quick call from the satphone this morning at 1010hrs. The weather had been rough all night with force 5 to 6 winds. The parachute anchor had been out all night. The visibility is good but rain clouds are covering the sky with just the odd glimpse of blue beneath. A couple of days ago a passing ship gave Anthony a weather forecast saying that it was about to clear up, no such luck as yet. Looking at the positions that Anthony has been reporting over this past week he has travelled South but not very far West which is where he needs be. This is frustrating but in a rowing boat there is very little that can be done to overcome natures fury. Anthony reports his position as 26deg01minsN 19deg27minsW. Food today has been limited to ration packs, apparently the fruit cereal bars are very tasty. The amount of spray coming over the side of the boat makes it impossible to use the gas ring which is mounted outside on a bulkhead above where the life raft is stored. Anthony hopes that the fund raising is progressing and is always saying how generous people can be for a good cause.
BW (land based co ordinator).