Woodvale Atlantic Update–The Slow Slog: The 14 two-maniac teams still contesting the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race are more than two weeks into the voyage from the Canary Islands to Barbados and have yet to hit the halfway mark. Reality has settled in: they are going to be out there for a long time. It’s hot. It’s tiring. It’s frustrating when headwinds, instead of expected tailwinds, show up to torment the sunbaked rowers. There are sporadic moments of exhilaration, particularly when the dolphins show up. But here’s a report from Team Atlantic Wholff, currently in 6th, which begins to capture how unbelievably difficult it is to row across an ocean:

“The nights out here are particularly long, being around 12 hours of darkness. This has meant four shifts each of one and a half hours and waking each other up is becoming increasingly hard! We are however determined to keep up the pace, despite the fact that we are starting to hallucinate. Hugo had a particularly interesting conversation last night with someone about golf!”

Alternative Hallucination Explanation: Shouldn’t They be Drinking Water?….

(Photo: Team Atlantic Wholff)