Weather delays Atlantic challenge

A CHARITY attempt to row the Atlantic by a group of British servicemen, including four amputees, has been delayed for 24 hours by bad weather.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Dec 2011, 08:55 BST

The six-man team – of whom four lost limbs during service in Iraq or Afghanistan – are attempting the gruelling challenge to raise £1m for wounded soldiers.

They were due to start their attempt, dubbed Row2Recovery, from La Gomera in the Canary Islands yesterday then rowing around 3,000 miles to Barbados.

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But the start has been put back amid concerns over the weather.

Spokesman Sam Peters said: “The guys have decided to delay the start by 24 hours – a Force 6 gale came in overnight. It means because the start is kind of the most precarious, they feel it’s sensible to delay it by 24 hours.

“It’s a bit frustrating but gives the guys a chance to do some more checks and hopefully leave when they can.”

The team’s journey of around 3,000 miles, hoped to take 40-50 days, will see them spend Christmas at sea.

They will row “self-supported”, so must take no support or accept any items on board as soon as they leave the starting port.

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