http://2hopes.org Rowing two oceans to support wounded servicemen and women Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:07:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello all, I make no apologies for the lack of communications/blogs. As soon as the third attempt was scuppered and it became apparent that I had to delay the row I was DESPERATE to do something, anything....so here I am...back in Southern Afghanistan. I'm more numb than gutted about what happened, it ... http://2hopes.org/?p=472 Hello Everyone It seems that the forces/gods/whatever have punished me for not having "ferry Across The Mersey" on my Ipod.  2hopes is so badly damaged after the tow that she needs to come back to the UK. Whilst being towed back we hit some horrible high frequency waves that damaged the steering mech, ... http://2hopes.org/?p=464 Situation - no change! Still no centre board - We will have to have a new one made in the UK and to that end Lee is currently cruising at 30 odd thousand feet in a northerly direction at several hundred miles an hour. http://2hopes.org/?p=458 Aaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!! [caption id="attachment_453" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Heading back to Puerta de Mogan"][/caption] Having repaired the watermaker and steering Lee and 2Hopes were poised ready for the third and hopefully final attempt - However in the world of Ocean Rowing nothing is ever straightforward... The tow back to Gran Canaria caused more damage to 2Hopes ... http://2hopes.org/?p=451 Hi All,   You're all probably wondering what I'm up to. I've fixed the watermaker - but it's only a temporarry fix - I need to replace all of the HP (high pressure not houses of parliament as in HP sauce) hoses and to do this I need special spanners with very short ... http://2hopes.org/?p=445 Yesterday afternoon the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2009 finally got under way. We wish all the boats taking part a safe and successful crossing. The race was due to start on 6th December 2009 from La Gomera - 85 miles north west of Lee's current position in Gran Canaria - but unhelpful ... http://2hopes.org/?p=438 Okey dokey,   Yesterday whilst being towed back through some horrendous conditions Rob and I had a one way chat.   In a nutshell I told Rob that enough was enough, 2 failed attempts (one being dangerously close to shipwrecking the boat) and the watermaker blowing has really destroyed my morale.   However - I cannot give up. I ... http://2hopes.org/?p=434 . .     Hi All, Bad news - I'm currently getting towed back to Mogan. Yes that's correct the second attempt is another fail...   All the weather reports promised favourable conditions for the 1st of Jan so at 1030hrs I set off on my second attmpt to row karthe Atlantic.   Instead of a North ... http://2hopes.org/?p=429 [caption id="attachment_425" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Go West!"][/caption] At 1030hrs on new years day Lee set out to buy himself an authentic Rum Punch. Unfortunately slightly more than 24hours later he is on his way back and will have to settle for Sangria and Tapas! Once again he has been frustrated by the weather, but ... http://2hopes.org/?p=424 Waiting around in Mogan is horrendous, mentally draining and very costly as this upmarket resort caters for those who have as opposed to those who had until spent it all on a rowing boat... The past few days led to the met looking promising for today so at 7am this morning ... http://2hopes.org/?p=419