Team C2 Visitors Book
From: Ian the Bucket
February 5 2006
Hey, I know how to sort out which double
came first. Call it a draw a do a re-row!!!
From:
Des..............Des from scullers,
February 3 2006
Clint, so this is what you've been doing
since you were in my crews at 'scullers, i wondered what had happened to you.
well done, just shows all those long outings on the tideway prepared you for
something.
From: Julian Ormerod
February 2 2006
Chris, well done mate absolutely
fantastic achievement. Looking at your picture from the boat looked strangely
familiar, although fortunately your were dressed then. Cheers Julian.
From: Jo Uttley
January 31 2006
Clint, you were meant to take me out for
lunch last Friday and I wondered why I never heard any further confirmation
details! Really proud of the two of you. Congratualtions. What an amazing
achievement
From: Howard
Mackenzie
January 31 2006
Congratulations to you from all at Bewl -
a magnificent achievment!! Kind regards Howard
From: Penny Cuthbert
January 27 2006
I have been tracking you all the way. Must be
something to do with your boats paint job- I love it!
From: James Reid
January 27 2006
Congratulations on making it home guys. The race
has really captured my imagination and I have thoroughly enjoyed the dispatches
posted on this site. Wish I was in Antigua so I could salute your success and
buy you a beer.
From: Ben, London
January 27 2006
Hi Guys - what a fantastic achievement! Although
i didn't know it at the time; I was sat opposite Clint on a train the other day
and i must confess to secretely listening in on his conversation about the
adventures he'd gone through! It really is an awesome challenge to have
overcome. Hope the recovery is going well! B.
From: Sophie B
January 26 2006
I love the site it is lovely i am just suggesting
that the pictures are a bit blury otherwise its fantastic!!!!! congrats!!!!!!!
From: Jenny Radcliffe & Owen
Williams
January 26 2006
CONGRATULATIONS!
Big ocean but small world, nice to see you standing unaided at the airport -
sorry we didn't chat more on the flight, we thought you could do with the rest!
Jenny & Owen
From: Tom.C
January 25 2006
Hey Folks,
Just got back from Australia. I'm afraid E2- at the State Pannant Regatta out
there does not really compare to your achievements. Been great to catch up on
your journey. Biceps looking good!
Looking forward to seeing you on your return to the TW/Molesey massive.
TC
From: BEV STEEL
January 24 2006
CONGRATULATIONS! WHAT A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. I
BET IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK ON DRY LAND AT LAST.
From: Tom
January 24 2006
What, you mean you're not rowing back? Well done
to both of you on your herculean achievements.
From: Mark Wood
January 24 2006
What a fantastic achievement we followed youn all
the way and are now envious of your waistlines!! We are proud to have been able
to sponsor you .
From: Miriam
January 24 2006
Hi Chris Congratulations!!! this is a wonderful
website and I am really fascinated by your rowing skills. Sophie is a friend of
mines and has similar interests and hobbies in rowing. Good Luck in the fuuture.
From: Matt Williams
January 23 2006
Nothing but admiration truly astonishing
achivement
From: Pam Evans
January 23 2006
How fantastic - what an awesome achievement.
All my congratulations.
Pam
From: Linda Pickering
January 23 2006
I met Chris, Clint and Helena Saturday morning,
Jan 23 in Antgua as they were unloading their boat. I admire you greatly - and
am STILL flabbergasted at the thought that you accomplished such an amazing
feat! Cheers!
From: Gaynor, Paul, Robert and
Edward
January 23 2006
Absolutely fantastic effort!! Well done to you
both!! Donation on its way (oops!). Have a great party!
From: Deborah Battisson
January 23 2006
Hi Chris,
Congratulations on your amazing achievement! Glad to hear you are on dry land
safe & sound.
Cheers
Deborah
From: simon matanle
January 23 2006
hey Clint - just found out about this. Bloody
well done - very very impressed. And happy new year!
From: Anne Groves
January 23 2006
Congratulations - this is a stunning achievement,
so pleased you've done it and got there safely.
Anne
From: Diane from Guernsey
January 23 2006
What an incredible achievement. Congratulations.
You are a real inspiration.
From: Amanda Jenkins
January 23 2006
Fantastic news, what an achievement -
congratulations!
From: Natalie
January 23 2006
Well done you two!!! What a great acheivement. I
don't know you personally but just wanted to drop you a message to say how what
an inspiration you are.
From: Wendy Miller
January 23 2006
Congratulations- what a great achievemenT !
From: david harkness
January 23 2006
Fantastic achievement. I cannot tell you how
impressed I am. Regards. David
From: Marian (from the gym)
January 22 2006
Congratulations on completing such a massive
task! What an inspiration! Bet you can't wait for some decent food! :)
Look forward to seeing you when you get back. Well Done! x
From: Caroline Haines
January 22 2006
Brilliant, brilliant, effort guys.
Congratulations on an ocean well rowed! (And this from a Row4Life friend and
supporter!) Clint, think you must be from my neck of the woods - I'm in Claygate
just up the road from Molesey. Happy to buy you a drink in one of the Hampton
Court pubs any time when you get back. Hope you have a well-deserved rest and
can start loading up the calories again!
From: Becky Hampson
January 22 2006
Hi guys, i'm a friend of Sophie's from UBBC. Just
wanted to say congratulations!Have been watching your progress. Amazing
achievement!!
From: Ed & Kat Crosse
January 22 2006
Unbelievable achievement guys! Well done - a
total inspiration! So glad you have made it through safely. Really looking
forward to celebrating when you get back!
From: john pitchford
January 22 2006
Mine must have been one of the messages that got
lost. So here it is again: warmest congratulations on a sensational achievement.
Well done to the whole team, but mostly C2 . JP
From: c.wynne3@btinternet.com
January 22 2006
Congratulations on a fantastic achievement. Fox
Subaru & Citroen are proud to be associated with your success.
Chris Wynne
From: Gerry O'Sullivan
January 21 2006
Great job! see you at FISA 2006!
Gerry - Minneapolis Rowing Club
From: Mike Gilpin
January 21 2006
Chris & Clint - congratulations on a truly
awesome achievment. I can only imagine how you felt as you approached the final
stretch, other than totally knackered of course. Now the journey is over I hear
CC are planning to downgrade their Internet bandwidth again and get some work
done. We've been watching you all the way! Well done.
From: Julie
January 21 2006
congratulations, abolutely awesome achievement.
Wishing you a happy family reunion and spectacular celebrations.
From: Brooke & Dave
January 21 2006
Congratulations to you both. Not sure what all us
followers are going to do to break up the work day - perhaps you could continue
the site with a follow up diary?! as you now have an avid fan club you can't
disappoint. Really well done and looking forward to catching up on your return.
Enjoy a few days rest you certainly deserve it.
From: Peter Reeves
January 21 2006
Fabulous effort, well done. After a 90 minute
outing on Bewl I feel knackered. I hate to think how you feel after 51 days!
From: Colin
January 21 2006
....
From: Colin
January 21 2006
What a fantastic achievement.Good to talk to you
so soon after your arrival.
The home-made
From: Richard Jones
January 21 2006
Congratulations Chris and Clint, what a fantastic
effort. It must feel very strange to have your feet on dry land. Are you still
on speaking terms?
From: Richard
January 21 2006
Congratulations. So glad you made it safely.
From: Liz Johnson
January 21 2006
Very well done, glad you are both safe as I know
Sue and all your family will be too. Amazing achievement. I have enjoyed
following your progress. Thanks.
From: Karon
January 20 2006
Delighted to see you home safely - and looking
forward to piccies of wecoming cowmittee! Well done guys.
From: woolfie
January 20 2006
finally:
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that
matters, in the end”
From: woolfie
January 20 2006
chapter 2 came and went; congratulations on the
row and finish position.
From: Kit Johnson
January 20 2006
Well done both of you. Have been following your
progress, and its an amazing achievement to have finished. My daughter, Phoebe,
was born last Friday (the 13th, no less). She has an outfit that looks just like
your boat, but merrily without the CC logo. . .
From: Stan
January 20 2006
Well done - you may be mad but you are a pair of
heroes.
A row past at the World championships on the TV is called for.
Sleep well!
From: Jane Goldsmith
January 20 2006
Brilliant! Well done! Hope you have kept your
sanity! Look forward to seeing you back at the madhouse!
From: Spike
January 20 2006
Well done chaps - superb effort - I look forward
to hearing all about it over a cold beer
From: Laurence Porter
January 20 2006
Many, many congratulations !! Enjoy being back on
dry land, amongst your friends and families and celebrating.
Well done !!
From: Christopher Columbus
January 20 2006
Been there, done that.
From: Eddie Obeng
January 20 2006
Congratulations! Amazing - it's been very
exciting
Very very well done - I'll make sure that there's a nice cold buttle of bubbly
awaiting your return
From: Peter Skov
January 20 2006
Congratulations from Denmark, I had follow your
rowing, fantastic !!!
From: Steve & Sarah
January 20 2006
Well done and congratulationto the both of you
its been a plesure watching your procress a cross the Atlantic what a great
achievement. We both are looking farward to seeing you when you get back. Best
wishes love Sarah & Steve.
From: Peggy Teagle Ottawa Canada
January 20 2006
Loved your web site. Open, honest and humourous.
My neice Tory is on Christina. They have quite far to go but are determined to
make it. Every day they are that much closer to making it and it uplifts the
spirit every time a team finishes. So congrats and thanks so much for the
entertainment. What a great team.
From: Barbara Ford
January 20 2006
Congratulations to both of you - a tremendous
achievement. Book? I'm looking forward to the film.
From: Louise Hamlin
January 20 2006
Chris and Clint--
Just to let you know that you have several fans out here at the space agency. I
have been following your site since August and figure if you can make it, I can
too ! As a lapsed college rower, I've contacted my local row club, started
taking my sea kayak out, and gotten the 2007 race entry from Woodvale. Thanks
for kickstarting my interest !!
Louise Hamlin, outer planets mission architect, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, CA.
From: Rebecca Matts
January 20 2006
Well done on such an amazing achievement - a
fantastic result.
Rebecca.
From: Farrell Mossop
January 20 2006
Well done chaps , respect from the Hurst Park
Hooligans.
ps I have just looked at the News and there is a whale in the Tideway!
From: Sally, Paul and James
January 20 2006
Many, many congratulations. A stunning
achievement.
From: Simon Parsons
January 20 2006
Amazing effort, very well done. Bewl still only
36% full so not quite as deep as where you have been floating over !
Look forward to seeing a few photos in due course ?
From: Frances Green
January 20 2006
Well done! My guess on the Race Duration
Sweepstake was thankfully days out. Look forward to pestering you on your return
for a follow-up story in C magazine.
From: Joanne from The Lawyer
January 20 2006
Many congratulations to both of you, it's an
awesome if crazy achievement. Send me a picture of the beards and I'll see if we
can't do a follow-up Tulkinghorn piece - so long as they're as impressive as the
celebs'!
From: Serena
January 20 2006
What stars you are! Many congratulations
From: Graham Faultless
January 20 2006
Glad you are now on dry land. The Pretty Boys
(well, relatively - and certainly at the moment given your current state!) will
do our best to keep it level this summer so you can hoof it along in the middle
part of the race. We will obviously be looking good for the cameras at the
finish. Fantastic achievement. Have a day off.
From: Colette Mullings
January 20 2006
FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT GUYS! Very well done. I and
I'm sure everyone at CC and everyone who knows you are so proud of what you have
done.
Look forward to seeing you both real soon!
Colette
x
From: Caroline McFadzean
January 20 2006
Many congratulations to Team C2! Enjoy those cold
beers and hot showers!
From: Eric and Lisa Froggatt
January 20 2006
Fantastic Achievement. Well Done!! Can't wait to
hear about it over some beers. (Say Hi to Mayabrit if you see them).
From: Rosie Lynn-Jones
January 20 2006
Absolutely amazing. Well done!
From: Cathy Jones
January 20 2006
a phenomenal achievement. We'll allow your hands
to heal, Chris, before asking you to start signing CAFs again! Congratulations
to you both. Enjoy the beers!
From: Mike Sullivan
January 20 2006
Pull harder chaps, I'm wearing my index finger
out trying to get the news from the web site. Heave Ho hearty lads
From: Michael Silcock
January 20 2006
I am truly in awe at what you have achieved.
Believe it or not so many people have been living your 'adventure' over the past
two months and we have all felt your ups, downs and close shaves. Now I think
that we should be celebrating your success. Congratulations to you both and
suggest that you drink your body weight in beer before deciding that the pacific
ocean is next!
From: Nick Fitz-Gerald
January 20 2006
Fantastic effort, an inspiration to us all
From: Emilie
January 20 2006
Well done guys, that's truly amazing and a
remarkable achievement! But what on earth are you doing in Antigua when we have
a whale swimming past the House of Parliament in London; You're missing all the
action! Perhaps next time you can just row across the Thames!
From: June Sebley
January 20 2006
Well done - you made it! Just make sure you get
as much media coverage as those 'boys'! Enjoy the dry land!
From: Minali
January 20 2006
You've done it - well done, truely amazing!!!
xx
From: Sherry Cuthbertson
January 20 2006
Jolly well done chaps. Can't wait to hear all
about it. The whole of the second floor here at CW have been rowing with you
both!! Sherry
From: Alison Price
January 20 2006
An amazing achievement. Inspiring as to what can
be done with enough dedication and determination. Many congratulations.
From: Julie Terney
January 20 2006
Well done!! Congratulations!! What an
achievement! I've really enjoyed following your progress. Looking forward to
seeing you back at work soon Clint!!
From: Daid Jones-Parry
January 20 2006
awesome guys.! Well done. James and Ben got front
page coverage today. You deserve it too.
From: Jo
January 20 2006
Woodvale report the boys were back on dry land
around 3.30pm! Doing customs etc at the mo!
From: Maria Dolan
January 20 2006
Fantastic achievement! Congratulations!!!!
From: Sharon Sutherland
January 20 2006
Well done to you both - you must have had some
really scary moments. Not sure whether you are both incredibly brave or
completely mad but as some good causes are going to benefit I guess its a moot
point. Congratulations! Hope you enjoy a well earned rest in a comfortable, dry
bed.
From: John G
January 20 2006
Come in boat number C2, your time is up.
From: Sam Dimond
January 20 2006
Best story I've seen on London Today for ages.
Well done guys and enjoy that first cool beer.
From: Peri
January 20 2006
Fantastic. Euphoria ahead...
From: Ali Kellett
January 20 2006
A truly inspiring achievement. Huge
congratulations.
From: simon davis
January 20 2006
Cant wait to see the end photos and the launch of
the chris and clint diet best seller.
From: Iain Whiteford
January 20 2006
Amazing jaw-dropping achievement! Congratulations
From:
edward.rees@cliffordchance.com
January 20 2006
Well done guys. The pictures on google earth
probably don't do justice what you have just seen.
From: Geeta Khehar
January 20 2006
Well done!
From: Neil Fowler Wright
January 20 2006
Absolutly incredible!
From: Steve Gardner
January 20 2006
From all at Zennor Gig Rowing Club in Cornwall,
very well done, have a red stripe on us, it was a fantastic effort. Say well
done to Chris and Bob when they get in, Spirit of Cornwall.
From: Lynne Stone
January 20 2006
5 miles to go - wow. Best get the clothes back
on, a shave maybe, haircut,(Cracknell looked far too hairy!)- oh and prepare to
receive fantastic welcome and lots of congrats from us all. This Visitor's Book
just shows how many supporters you both have.
From: Catherine Brown
January 20 2006
Wow!!!!!! You are both amazing! So pleased and
proud for you. Don't know what I'm going to do with my evenings now you've
arrived! no more checking the website. :) Have a bloody good rest and enjoy
yourselves. X
From: CC Health club
January 20 2006
Well done guys nearly there! All the staff at the
Health club are extremely proud!
Look forward to seeing you back on the concept 2 soon.
From: Boris Zuchner
January 20 2006
You must be so thrilled...hope you got all out of
it that you wanted and more!
From: Caroline Mills
January 20 2006
Well done guys - I think you deserve a place in
the rowing Hall of fame. You've done a truley brave and fantastic thing! I still
can't quite imagine what it must be like out there in the middle of the ocean &
I'm fairly sure it's not as jolly as you made it sound! Really looking forward
to hearing all about it when you get back.
From: Steve Fitz
January 20 2006
Great effort boys. Enjoy the last few strokes.
From: Shaun Williams
January 20 2006
What a fantastic achievement to row across the
Atlantic, let alone be the second double home. When you first mentioned your
plans to us down the club we all thought you were both barking, but you have
achieved your goal in the most amazing way. Looking forward to hearing all your
stories when you return home.
From: Fraser Bellamy@CC
January 20 2006
I have been following your progress closely.
Congratulations, you have done brilliantly!
From: Jo
January 20 2006
Sub-land crew here! Helena is in Antigua and this
is the only way I can pass on info! Woodvale tell me C2 are due in about 2pm UK
time.
From: Rod Kentish
January 20 2006
Amazing - congratulations - words fail me.
Rod
From: Carole Low
January 20 2006
I have been following all the boats across the
map and I send you many congratulations on a wonderful achievement. The
newspapers today report that Ben and James who finished yesterday have very sore
bums. How are your bums. Best Wishes to your families for agreeing to the
venture and having to be without you at Christmas and New Year. Have a good rest
in Antigua.
From: roger baggallay
January 20 2006
Congratulations on a magnificent row. Donation
will follow to Parkinson's charity.
From: David Heffernan
January 20 2006
UP 2 GOD DAMN IT!!
Incredible stuff lads, truly amazing achievement! I thoroughly enjoyed the last
52 days watching your turquoise blob progress all the way across the big pond &
reading Helena’s daily reports & finding out at training how you guys were
getting on. I can’t wait to actually meet you guys and hear some of the amazing
tales of your adventure.
Enjoy trying to get your land legs back in Antigua, which I’m sure won’t come
before the beer & champagne kick in & it’s all down hill from there.
Thanks for everything,
You inspire me,
Dave Heffernan (YCRC’s resident Irish)
From: Febe Elle Merlin and
Scarlett
January 20 2006
Well done Daddy and Chris - You surely are the
biggest strongest men we know. We are all looking forward to seeing you soon and
hearing all about your adventures on the open sea.
Message for Daddy Clint - Merlin wants to tell you all about the Spineosaurus
and Elle wants to tell you all about her mobile phone and SMS and MMS technology
and little Scarlett wants you to kiss her Unicorn goodnight. We love you lots
Dad x
From: Alan ML Jones
January 20 2006
Heard about your journey just as it is about to
end. Well done indeed. Chris's name rang a bell, a bell confirmed by the photos.
( I used to be at CC). If somebody tells me how to send a cheque ( not Pay Pal),
I'll make a donation. ( Need payee and address). Again, many congratulations.
From: Henley Standard
January 20 2006
Well done both of you. Wer must make sure your
achievement is recognised in the Standard. Hope to speak to you soon.
From: Chris Foley
January 20 2006
Hi Guys, I've been following the action closely -
well done and congratulations on a brilliant finish.
Chris
From: John Pitchford
January 20 2006
Well done, and thanks for the brilliant daily
reports. As I write this you must be almost there. A sensational acheivement:
Congratulations.
From: Bill Godfrey to Ian
January 20 2006
Fancy doing the next one?
From: From Ian F to Tim 'the Bard'
Soutar
January 20 2006
Sir, remind me never to challenge your literary
prowess again. Most amused!
From: Caroline Baugh
January 20 2006
Hi again - many, many congratulations on your
amazing finish and on a great row! You have kept us all thoroughly entertained
on the way across! Very impressive, best wishes and enjoy Antigua! Caroline
Baugh (sister of Liz O'Keeffe on Row4Cancer)
From: Ian 'the Bucket' Froggatt
January 20 2006
Congratulations Chris and Clint, and Helena too,
oh and Daisy and Buttercup! Your bodies are no doubt telling you what a tough
challenge you have undertaken, but I hope that the support you have received
from family, friends, the rowing fraternity and complete strangers worldwide has
helped convey to you your fantastic achievement. Not only have you humbled us
all by doing so well in one of the world's toughest races but you have done it
with such humour too, and gained the respect and admiration of so many, so
rightly deserved. Well-done guys, looking forward to seeing the new slim-line
versions you home safely for a welcome home party! Ian
From: simon robert-tissot
January 20 2006
Well done Guys. Fantastic row, and you kept us
laughing all the way.
Simon
From: Felicity
January 20 2006
Proud to be Cornish! Well done.
From: Martin
January 20 2006
Any message of congratulations isn't going to do
justice to your fantastic achievement - but well done anyway! Inspirational. I
look forward to a few hours hearing about it and am happy to help out with proof
reading the book. Martin
From: Jo
January 20 2006
Well done guys! Three cheers for Helena too. I've
been doing just part of her land team role for the last couple of days. It's
incredible how much she has been doing quietly behind the scenes all this time!
Congtratulations all three of you!
From: Tom Mckenzie
January 20 2006
Well done two C's. Seems a long time since
meeting you at Bewl Water! Very proud of you, best wishes from rainy Kent. Tom
From: Jeffrey @ Heater Meals
January 20 2006
Very well done guys! Fantastic result. We here
are all very proud to have been suppliers to C2. All the best see you soon,
Jeffrey
From: Brooke & Dave
January 20 2006
Congratulations on getting to the final stages of
this amazing adventure. Enjoy the final hours of solitude as I suspect you won't
have any more for much longer. Well done - we are really pleased for you both.
From: Lizann
January 20 2006
Delighted that you're on the homeward stretch.
Well done. You're families must be hugely relieved!
From: Ernie
January 20 2006
Hello!!! An incredible journey by two great lads.
Only a few hours to go. Well done!!! I heard Daisy and Buttercup are getting
their own TV show. The bubbly's in the cooler for later.
From: Ian H and all at Bewl
January 20 2006
Guys - awesome and humbling. We are all so proud
to know you and so proud of your achievement.
We had so much confidence that you would do it and so well - neither of you have
ever shirked a challenge and both have such high standards. It has been epic and
to see the support for both yourselves and your chosen charities is fantastic
Enjoy Antigua, R & R, and we will see you soon.
Ian
From: Colm McCoy
January 20 2006
Well done, fantastic effort, and an entertaining
diary. I hope you make the £10,000 - you deserve 10 times that.
From: Lynne
January 20 2006
well done-greatest admiration to you both, cold
beers waiting!!!
From: Matthew
January 19 2006
An astonishing achievement, little wonder he took
gold in the limerick competition. You guys did pretty well too!
From: Malin
January 19 2006
Just a quick note to say thank you for doing such
an amazing thing! My son was diagnosed with ASD last year and I hope to find
ways to support NAS as well over the years to come but can't imagine myself
doing it in quite such style! Love the boat:)
From: Colin Robert
January 19 2006
Well done boys. Respect.
From: Angus Bogle
January 19 2006
I can finally say it, well almost as I will
probably be asleep at the appropriate moment. LAST 10, GO. Well done, and enjoy
your rest. You deserve it.
From: Lynne at HMC
January 19 2006
See you in the office on Monday then, Clint?
Well done to you both
From: Tim Soutar
January 19 2006
What more can I say! What an effort!
Hurrah for the Ocean Mariner
(With apologies to WS Gilbert)
I am the very model of a modern ocean mariner,
I’m versed in matters nautical and clearly have the stamina.
I have a boat in Fresian hue and I can row quite far in ‘er,
A marathon to end them all across the Pond to Antigua.
I’m very well acquainted too with matters navigational,
In heaving seas I steer a course that can’t be deemed rotational
(By checking on the GPS from time to time occasional)
And I can fix a piece of kit that’s water generational.
I’m very good at maximising Argos key positioning
And when and how one should ignore a crewmate’s propositioning.
In short in matters nautical and clearly needing stamina,
I am the very model of a modern ocean mariner.
I can tell a petrel from a fulmar with alacrity.
In chomping chocs and Haribos I’ve infinite capacity.
I can live on biltong even though it takes a lot of chews
And by a ‘phone Iridium I keep up with the latest news.
I know the rules of ARA on handicaps for Veterans
And how to turn a starting line into a bunch of never rans.
I can row in monstrous waves and hardly lose a single oar
And challenge EDF so long it really makes my bottom sore.
Distinguishing a badly captained freighter from a Woodvale craft
I’ve lived to tell the story though my audience still think me daft.
In short in matters nautical and clearly needing stamina,
I am the very model of a modern ocean mariner.
From: The McNuffs
January 19 2006
Now that's what I call a platform of winter
mileage ! Outstanding effort guys well done
From: Guy Lewis
January 19 2006
Well done you boys ! congratulations from all at
Kingston rowing Club . The picture in the bar of you both in some dodgey V111 is
getting lots of attention from members not familiar with you both in the 80's
From: Fran, Corinne and Carey
January 19 2006
Almost there - amazing! Cold beer beckons!
From: Mostyn
January 19 2006
Boys. I have been running a training course in
our office in Cambridge all week. After lunch I display your position, so you
have 14 more followers of the blue spot. Only thing is the course finishes at
lunch time Friday, so you need to finish then. See what you can arrange !!!!!!
From: Colin
January 19 2006
Truly'oarsome' - thinking of you all in the last
stretch - see you when you get home - very best wishes.
From: Julie Evemy
January 19 2006
Hi guys, I am waiting for my sister on mission
atlantic (Ma) to get in. Her communications have been down since before
Christmas. But I am looking forward to seeing you 2 in tomorrow. Congratulations
on doing so well.
From: Jenny
January 19 2006
You are true heroes. Have as many cold beers as
you can drink on me when you get to Antigua.
P.S. Please can Ethan come and see the boat? I've promised him and he's very
keen.
From: Heather M-T, HMC
January 19 2006
Bon courage! Good luck with the final section.
From: Andy Tidey
January 19 2006
Excellent row. Keep up the good work.
From: Richard & Susan
January 19 2006
Complimenti, gents, complimenti...
From: Gavin Goodwin
January 18 2006
Good luck for the last few strokes. Just one
thought ... what are all your web site watchers supposed to do when you arrive?
Maybe you could row all the way back again? Anyway, all the best and well done.
Gavin
From: Tim Croft
January 18 2006
Bloody marvelous! What an achievement. Keep
going, nearly there.
Awesome!
From: Pam S
January 18 2006
Have been following your progress with tremendous
admiration and will drink a toast on Friday
From: Michael SW Sullivan
January 18 2006
I have daily, visited the website and as a past
merchant seaman, can only admire the courage of two lonely rowers, pulling
against the winds, waves and conditions that a normal sailor does not
experience.
Clifford Chance and others are willing you along to your final destination.
From: Caroline Kendal
January 18 2006
Truly amazed at your incredible achievement and
hope the creams helped!
From: Rachel Redfern
January 18 2006
Just checking in to see how well you are doing..!
From: Ian the Bucket
January 18 2006
In the words of Vinnie Jones in the classic film
'Lock, Stock and Two Sea-Going Cows ... its been emooootional!
From: Simon Parsons
January 18 2006
Very impressive and well done. Must be time for
that shave just before powering to the finish line !
From: Sarah Williams
January 17 2006
You guys are awesome and an inspiration to
us all to get off our butts and do something worthwhile. (Hmm can I see my
own mid-life crisis looming...?) Enjoy the final stretch and I look forward
to toasting to you on Friday.
From: Clive Couldwell (Bewl)
January 17 2006
Hope you've got the book deal and docusoap
lined up mateys. Can't let Crackers and Fogel scoop all the glory!!
From: Gillian - Johannesburg
South Africa
January 17 2006
Saw your small boat in Windsor last year.
Thought you were either brave or crazy or both then and still do. Enjoy the
last day or two of your amazing journey.
From: bob slattery
January 16 2006
great effort
From: Steven East
From: Lynne at HMC
January 16 2006
Will be raising a glass to you both on
Friday it seems.
Very well done - Best wishes and safe landfall.
Lynne
From: Sally
January 16 2006
Enjoy the last few days and ruminate on your
tremendous achievement. Keep safe and well. Sally, Paul and James.
From: John McMahon
January 16 2006
As a Vet E rower who is currently not able
to row due to a shoulder injury I have been avidly following the race you
have been having with EDF. It has been fascinating to read the weblogs but
recent capsisings have brought home how dangerous the ocean can be - at
least in a river you can usually swim to the bank with the boat! Good luck
to both of you - you have amazing bottle to have done what you have done -
enjoy the cold beers in Antigua!
From: Katharine Vile
January 16 2006
Hurry up!
From: Julie Terney
January 16 2006
I have really enjoyed monitoring your
progress from my comfortable chair. No doubt this will have been a life
changing experience and you will return changed men; it is an absolutely
incredible adventure. I think you are both mad, but amazing. Hope the seas
keep calm and you get in front of Cracknell. Look forward to seeing you back
at work Clint. Julie from HMC.
From: Claire Walker
January 16 2006
Hey Chris and Clint! I can't believe you are
nearly there. Really good going! Looking forward to seeing you when you're
back!
Best wishes from us all at the PDS.
From: June
January 16 2006
Nearly there - has to be more fun than
budgets and business plans! What an achievement - when is the book coming
out! Enjoy the countdown to good food, good wine and sleeping in a bed that
doesn't move! We vote Martin does it next time!
From: Stephanie
January 15 2006
You are right on schedule! Not much
further...You are due to return, as I start to attempt the climb(not quite
as challenging!!!). Enjoy the chocs Chris...and I will catch up with you on
my/our(?!)return. All the best and well done! x
From: Little Margaret
January 15 2006
I continue to be impressed with the
nonchalent way that you describe what must be some terrifying waves! Glad to
hear that the wave profiles are affected by the nearness of land. Exciting
indeed.
From: Stan (the anorak
Umpire)
January 15 2006
As the race nears its conclusion I have
consulted with Sooty (master of the rowing rule book) and we have come up
with the following as the Race Committee's (Tideway Branch)Official Handicap
for the veteran Handicap Division of the Race
We assume that the two man Atlantic Rowing Boat will be continuously singly
rowed throughout the Race at a steady speed in still (ha ha) water of
2.5k/hr. It therefore takes 24 mins to go 1k.
The Race covers 4727k gives a ‘standard’ time of 78 days and 18 hours for
the race. (Yes I know the Race is rowed on a 'tidal' ocean but we have to
make some assumtions!)
EDF is veteran A (ave 32.5), C2 are Veteran C(44). No allowance is made for
status which is fair as C2 have 17 points but EDF have only 12(Ben is a
Novice)Veteran handicap for long distance races gives a veteran C 50.4 secs
on a veteran A for every hour rowed (taken from ARA Almanack standard times
assuming nil fade factor. This gives a daily handicap of 20mins 9.75seconds.
Therefore by day 47 EDF would need to be 15hrs 47mins & 38 seconds in front
to win on handicap.The clock starts ticking seriously when EDF reach Antiga!
It is going to be close!
From: Stephanie & Ian
Hazel-Gant
January 15 2006
Helena has been keeping us, here in
York,well posted of your stirling effort and amazing persistance. having
read your diary I don't think I'll complain of choppy Tideway/Nottingham
conditions again! Not far now, row it home in style!
From: juliec
January 15 2006
it has all been said before, you are an
inspiration well done
From: Joan Painter
January 15 2006
Words are difficult to find to express how
powerfully your voyage has affected us. Just in taking on the
unpredictability of frightening seas in such a small craft. It is exciting
to follow your progress almost holding one's breath urging you on. Praying
and hoping for your safe swift arrival. I hope the seas turn turquoise soon.
From: Nicola Stanhope
January 15 2006
Well done! Hope it really does feel like the
final stretch for you. Jenny Radcliffe and Owen Williams (ex-CC) are in
Antigua and will be there to welcome you in!
From: Debbie
January 15 2006
Although I'm a supporter of EDF Energy (I
work with James's dad) I visit the C2 website regularly for its excellent
update on what is going on. I'm sure the fantastic efforts of C2 are what
have spurred EDF on over the last couple of weeks. Keep it up!
From: Pip & Judi Lightbody
January 14 2006
Great to see you are still going strong .
well done boys , this should make men ( of the sea ) of you .
In a Dragon Boat with another 14 next time !Funraisers!