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Gone Soft    29th June 2005 12:00 BST
It seems the last 5 days have turned us into soft sunshine loving ocean rowers! The change in weather finally arrived yesterday afternoon, gone are the mill pond conditions and scorching sun welcome

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN.    28th JUNE 2005 1200bst
Shortly after sending yesterdays update our fortunes took a turn for the better. The winds are not yet in the West, but they are promised. At present we sit in a trough, virtually no wind, but able to

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The Longest Week    27th June 2005 12:00BST
Yesterday saw the continuation of our slog against the ever present East North East wind, it has been with us for 4 days and to date been the most consistent weather we have had since leaving St John

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RELENTLESS!!!    26TH JUNE 2005 1200BST
Our long slog against our headwinds enters it's third day. This is without doubt the longest period of settled weather we've had so far. Unfortunately it's trying to push us the wrong w

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On The Nose!    25th June 2005 12:00 BST
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Kathleen Theisen.

Well everyone we have no change on the weather front, the last 24hrs have been what can only be described as the equivilant to rowin

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OH, IT'S A PERFECT DAY......WELL ALMOST!!!    24th JUNE 20005 1200BST
Clear blue skies broken only by a few "SIMPSON" clouds. The Atlantic a wonderful mix of blue and green with waves of only a metre or so. The wind steady 10 to 15 knts. Sound perfect? Yes we

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Professors Onboard    23rd June 2005 12:00 BST
Onboard life of late has been a total joy, the difference a few hours of sunshine makes to the comfort of living conditions reiterates just how tough the past weeks have been. Rather than spend 10min

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CONTRASTS........AND THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSING BEAR.    22nd JUNE 2005 1200BST
As we enter day 23 of our voyage what strikes us is the dramatic changes and contrasts in conditions and mood. After several days of living in a cold, wet, grey world, where the only changes were how

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