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Pacific Odyssey - Trans North Pacific Row
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| Vessel Name: |
Crackers |
| Vessel Make/Model: |
Ocean Rower |
| Hailing Port: |
Poole, Dorset UK |
| The Crew: |
Tim Welford, Dom Mee |
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In May of 2001 the crew of 'Crackers' will set out from Choshi, a small fishing village north of Tokyo, Japan. They will head out into the vast emptiness of the north Pacific Ocean on a great circle route towards the western shore of the United States some 5000 miles distant. They have to reach [...]
land in the vicinity of San Francisco around 120 days later. Average sea and air temperature will be below 50 degrees F as the boat punches through the tropical storm belt of the western pacific rim. All provisions will be carries aboard and sea water will be desalinated to provide fresh drinking water, thus making the trip fully unsupported.
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31 December 2001 | Exmouth, Devon, UK
What a year it has been, after being on dry land since September it's hard to believe that Tim and I were once rowing the Pacific. We are now preparing for the London Boat Show starting on the 3rd of January 2002, the last time we attended the show was last January along with 'Crackers'.
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10 October 2001 | The Blue Boar, Poole, Dorset UK
As you all now know, our North Pacific Unsupported rowing attempt came to a disastrous end when we were damaged and capsized beyond repair by an American fishing vessel. Now with our feet firmly on dry land and having got over the 'lucky to be alive' feeling we have to look at the positive aspects of [...]
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22 September 2001 | Los Angeles
As you know by now, Pacific Odyssey has come to a dramatic and premature end. The Tuna fishing vessel 'Judy S' collided with Crackers cutting the hull virtually in two, throwing Dom into the sea and leaving me trapped in the upturned hull. After getting out we were taken aboard the Judy S and amanged [...]
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