Sunday 5 September 2010

Approaching 12 hours in the water - Bernice Soutter, 4 September 2010 18:00

Just been checking the conditions and it seems as if it is calming down. Temperature (air) around 16 degrees, wind 12mph in Easterly direction, so still straight on the nose, but no big gusts at the moment. From the MetOffice forecast, no gusts expected until Sunday morning, and temperature not dropping below 15 degrees tonight - all good!
As the sun is setting, Wayne will probably need to start attaching light sticks to his swimming trunks so that the captain can see him as he bops up and down in the swell. Attached is a photo taken about an hour ago showing conditions and also in the background a glimpse of France.
This is the big push now - swimming in the dark will be a challenge - both to keep warm enough without the sun shining on your back as well as the mental battle he will be having.
Go Wayne!!!!

No comments:

Post a Comment