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More people have climbed Mount Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic. For more than seventy days, Adam Rackley and his rowing partner ate, slept and rowed in a boat seven meters long by two meters wide, in one of the worlds most extreme environments. This is his story of adventure, endurance, and self-discovery.
They were following in the wake of pioneers. In 1896 George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen, a pair of Norwegian fisherman, crossed the 2,500 miles in a wooden fishing doryand their record stood for 114 years. John Fairfax, a smuggler, a gambler, and a shark hunter, was the first to complete the feat singlehandedly in 1969. Others have followed; some have not survived the attempt. This is their story, too.
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SALT, SWEAT, TEARS
Adam Rackley was born in the Netherlands in 1981. He studied at the University of York and received a degree in finance and financial law from the University of London. He was a platoon commander with the Black Watch at Fort George in Scotland before working as a fund manager and lecturing on finance at BPP Business School. He lives in South London with his wife, Alice. Salt, Sweat, Tears is Rackleys first book.
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Copyright 2014 by Adam Rackley
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Rackley, Adam.
Salt, sweat, tears : the men who rowed the oceans / Adam Rackley.
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ISBN 978-0-698-17063-6
1. RowersBiography. 2. Rowing. I. Title.
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To Alice
AIS Automatic Identification System. A system which shares information between vessels within a short range of each other over the VHF radio system. AIS information can be programmed to display on a vessels GPS screen.
ARGOS Satellite beacon-system which can be used to track vessels anywhere in the world.
Autohelm GPS- controlled steering system.
Backstops The point at the end of a rowers stroke when the legs are fully extended, shoulders are back and the handles of the oars are pulled back towards the chest.
Beam sea Waves coming in to the side of a boat. A beam sea may cause a boat to rock violently or capsize.
Bow The front of the boat. Rowers face away from the direction of travel and so row with their backs to the bow.
Bow rowing position The foremost rowing position in the boat. The rower in the bow seat steers the boat using a footplate which is linked to the rudder by steering lines.
Cam cleat Spring-loaded mechanism which uses friction to stop a rope pulling through in one direction, but allows the rope to move freely when being pulled in the opposite direction.
Cleat Fitting onto which a rope can be tied off.
Dory Small, flat-bottomed fishing boat.
Draught Vertical distance between a boats waterline and the keel.
Drogue A funnel-shaped device deployed underwater from the bow or stern of a boat to keep her facing into the weather, reducing the likelihood of capsizing and slowing her drift.
EPIRB Emergency Position-Indicating Rescue Beacon. A small device mounted on the outside of a boat that is activated manually or after prolonged submersion in seawater in order to request a rescue. The EPIRB sends a satellite message and emits a radio signal, allowing rescuers to pinpoint the boats location.
Gunwale Top edge of the side of a boat. On a rowing boat this is a flat surface for sitting on, jumping off, or pulling yourself back into the boat after a swim.
Keel Spine of a boat, running along the length of its hull. A deep keel reduces the effect of the wind and swell, allowing the boat to hold its course more easily, while also making the boat more stable by lowering its centre of gravity.
Knots A knot is one nautical mile per hour.
Nautical mile A measure of distance used by mariners equivalent to one minute of arc at the equator. (There are sixty minutes of arc in one degree.) One nautical mile is equivalent to 1.15 land miles.
Port The left-hand side of the boat when facing in the direction of travel.
RIB Rigid Inflatable Boat.
Sea anchor Parachute that opens under water to keep the boat facing into the oncoming weather. This reduces the likelihood of capsizing and slows the boats drift.
Slide Narrow track that the rowers sliding seat rolls along. The seat runs on four small wheels.
Starboard The right-hand side of the boat when facing in the direction of travel.
Stern The back of the boat. Rowers face away from the direction of travel and so row facing the stern.
Stroke rowing position The rearmost rowing position in the boat. Called the stroke position because the rower in the stroke seat sets the tempo of the rowing stroke for the rest of the boat.
Two-up Both members of an ocean-rowing pair on the oars at the same time, as opposed to one crew member rowing and the other resting.
The packet contains fifty-six jelly beans in six different flavours. I remove a bean and inspect it closely. I try to imagine what it will taste like, before putting it in my mouth. There is a tightening along the inside of my jaw and the bottom of my tongue as my taste buds respond to the tanginess of the sweet. I roll it around my mouth, savouring the flavour and the changing texture as the hard, smooth shell dissolves, leaving the soft, thick centre. For a while this sticks to my teeth and the roof of my mouth, but soon the residue has dispersed and I am left with a lingering sweetness. I repeat this exercise fifty-five times.
In an hour the jelly beans are gone and I feel a sense of loss. In my hand is the empty packet, which I now consider closely. I reread the list of ingredients and look at the branding and the manufacturers address. I study the picture of each flavour of jelly bean and try to remember what it tasted like. I become aware that I am running my tongue across my teeth and in the cracks between them, looking for a crumb to savour.
From the angle I am lying at, it is possible to look out through a thin opening in the main hatch at a slice of cloudless, ethereal blue. My mind leaves the stimulation of the last hour behind and drifts in the empty sky. Im reminded of a line from a book I once read. Whither are we moving? Are we not straying as through an infinite nothing? Do we not feel the breath of empty space?
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