I had hoped that this would be a final blog to bid farewell to dry land before we started our voyage across the North Atlantic. But if you’ve been following my blog over the last couple of weeks you will have noticed our growing concern about the unusually large quantities of ice off the coast […]
Roz Reports on the decision not to row the North Atlantic this year Read More »
Yesterday I went out on a plane to check out the ice situation offshore. Despite a favourable forecast, Mother Nature decided to hide her icy secrets in an extensive layer of fog. After being in the air for over 5 hours, the only icebergs I was able to see were within half a mile of
Roz takes a closer look at the North Atlantic ice situation Read More »
We had hoped to leave on Monday, but the ice continues to be a concern. So for now we have decided to postpone at least until Saturday May 19th, while we continue to monitor the ice situation.
Ice delays departure of the OAR Read More »
Here is something I’ve never had to contend with before – bergy bits. They might sound cute, but these mini-icebergs, calved from larger icebergs further north, are causing no small amount of consternation in the OAR camp.
Roz reports on ‘bergy bits’ off the coast of St John’s Read More »
‘Safety remains paramount’, say rowers Roz Savage and Andrew ‘Mos’ Morris as they prepare to set off on epic 2,200-mile expedition Monday (14) now seems earliest possible departure date, say weather advisers
Press Release – Icebergs and strong winds delay departure of OAR Read More »
