Epic 13th Day!    13th June 2005 12:00 BST
I don't know how many times I heard some old and wise person usaully the parents tell me they wished they had worked harder at school. Well right now Iam wishing to that I had worked harder for

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS FROM THE NORTH ATLANTIC    12th JUNE 2005 1200bst
Happy birthday M ick Dawson, from your favourite [only] brother and Rob, Nige and George. Hope you like the card, couldn't think what to get you before we left so hid £500 somewhere in your house

WAVES AS BIG AS HOUSES!!!    JUNE 11 2005 1200bst
Yes folks as big as houses, and we don't mean bungalows. Day 11 saw our biggest seas yet and they were truly awesome. 25knts of wind with gusts to 40 knts for 16hrs saw our sea state build to ama

Nobody said it was easy!    10th June 2005 12:00 BST
As the days tick by so to do our levels of energy. Since leaving St Johns eleven days ago we have been following a strict routine of two hours on two hours off with one three hour shift at night. Whet

DOUBLE FIGURES    9th June 2005 1200bst
Day 10 and we're into double figures. Another milestone on our adventure. One of the ways we keep ourselves focused is to constantly set short term targets, days, miles, degrees crossed etc. This

Secret Recipe    8th June 2005 12:00 BST
The last 24hrs have seen exceptional levels of witty banter and entertainment it seems we did pack morale afterall. Unfortunately for onboard 4th choice Chef George Rock , much of this banter has been

A CONFUSED SEA (DAY 7)    7th JUNE 2005 1200BST
After an anxious wait yesterday to see exactly how close and ferocious our storm might be the relief of getting underway agaln was a major boost. Although conditions were far from good, any miles made

Its Emotional!    6th June 2005 12:00 BST
"Don't ask for an easier life ask to be a stronger person" Unknown Author.

The last 24hrs have been just that "Emotional". Yesterday we recieved the most severe news one c