The Fire Ant girls are making good progress once again. Before this, even with steering issues, they still managed a respectable 40 Nautical miles in the 24 hours period to 10am. We expect a significant increase in this distance in the next 24 hours.
Toby Wallace has slowed a little in lighter weather conditions, but expect to pick up a bit more speed tomorrow. Even with slowing, the boat is still further west than it has been in any of its four previous record attempts.
The weather still looks very good for both crews, with everything going in their direction at a reasonable pace.
Fellow ocean rower James Ketchell who was also in Puerto De Mogan before both crews left, along with adventurer Anthony Ward Thomas, has just set off from Gran Canaria to pedal, row and kite a similar route to our crews. Good luck to them. You can follow their progress here: http://pedaltheocean.co.uk
And in international news! There is a piece in the Zimbabwe Herald about Mike and Murray on the Toby Wallace: http://www.herald.co.zw/zimbabweans-in-world-record-bid/