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Rowing Across the Atlantic

Posted by michael on from the gosh-are-my-arms-tired dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Wired News has an article about 68 men and women who are rowing across the Atlantic. "All 34 boats in this year's race are equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, and practically all the rowers have satellite phones and other wireless gadgets with Internet access.""

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  1. A friend did this by Tri0de · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A friend at my old gym (Andrew Halsey) did this. Wanted to point out what an epileptic could do. Of course somebody asked what should happen if had a seizure; his reply (thick Brit Accent)well then I'd make some bloody good time then.." I remember his GPS was a unit aout the size of a briefcase.

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  2. Gulf stream. by VA+Software · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The race began Oct. 7 at Los Gigantes Harbor in Tenerife, Spain, and ends in Port St. Charles, Barbados.

    Is there a good reason they're rowing against the gulf stream and the prevailing winds?

    As if rowing across the atlantic isn't hard enough already

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  3. Overboard! by Asahi+Super+Dry · · Score: 3, Interesting

    According to the article, some of the rowers are opting to just toss their gadgets into the sea to reduce weight. I guess that says something about their actual utility.

  4. That's a long extension cord! by emag · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know that my phone and other "electronic gadgets" tend to last a week with light-to-moderate usage. Either these folks are carrying some rather long extension cords, or have something else to recharge all their batteries.

    Either way, I can see why people are opting to toss stuff overboard, as I can't even begin to imagine the additional weight all those chargers would be adding...

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  5. SWIMMING across the atlantic... by Click+0+Nett · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A few years back a guy swam accross... He pushed a covered sled that had a bed, radio, GPS, etc... Took him about a month to get across. Sorry I dont have more info, does anybody remember this guy? He might be on the rowing team.

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