The crew of Yorkshire Warrior one of four boats in the Shepherd Ocean Fours Transatlantic Challenge were today – 13 days into voyage – expected pass 1,000 miles.
Speaking yesterday on a satellite link, Capt Paul Tetlow from York said that he and the crew, Lance Cpl Andy Unwin of Halifax, Lce Cpl Carl Powell of Liverpool and team leaderCapt Mick Cataldo were in "great spirits".
He said the team often rowed at night and slept in the day.
"We have all got marks on our hands from rowing, but generally they are holding up well," Paul said.
The team has weathered 30-foot high seas brought about by the tail end of a Hurricane Alberto. They live off freeze-dried rations which they rehydrate with water.
The race, in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund, is expected to take 45 to 60 days. It replicates the epic row by soldiers Capt John Ridgeway and Sgt Chay Blyth, from New Orleans to Ireland in an open small boat in 1966.