The Seas the Day Team who are attempting to become the first women's team to row the Pacific non-stop have been forced to return to Peru for boat repairs after a heavy storm.
Miriam Payne from East Yorkshire and Jess Rowe from Hampshire who are making a record-breaking attempt to become both the first women’s team and the first pair to row the entire Pacific non-stop and unsupported have had to stop just over 300 nautical miles into their row and return to land to reset, repair and restart.
The pair’s boat, velocity, suffered damage that broke their rudder in four places in heavy storms. Though the team have a spare rudder on board, with more 7500 miles still to row it was decided between themselves and their safety team that at this time, it would be safer and smarter to return get a replacement rudder. There is still enough time in the weather window to do so safely and restart.
The pair departed from La Punta, Lima, Peru today 8 days ago.
On having to turn round and restart Jess Rowe comments
“It is absolutely disappointing to have to turn around and do so, that said with so far to go and still so close to our start point it is the smart, though hard decision to make. Miriam and I, supported by our amazing land team will get turned around and back out onto the water as soon as possible.
“We are grateful to all those who are supporting us and can’t wait to get back to the start line and make them all proud.”
The team say that over the coming days they will update further on timeline to restarting via their social media channels.
To follow the team’s progress during the row, visit their website that has a live tracker at https://www.seasthedayoceanrowing.com/the-team
To sponsor the team, who with these unforeseen events would benefit from additional support please visit their crowdfunder at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/seastheday
To support their GiveStar charitable appeal for the Outward Bound Trust please https://givestar.io/gs/AGS4ZMK
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