This just in from Steve Faulkner… it’s a no go… again. A heart breaker. But… that is the Channel, isn’t it. Tough break Steve. Another day. I know how you feel!
Cheers,
Rob
Hey Rob,
Arrgghhhh…..
My crew arrived from London, I had slept well just prior, we were all ready and out front of the hotel at 2:30am with all the gear and then my boat pilot arrived to advise the swim is cancelled. Gulp! Really?!?! That quick?! The conditions got bad as the wind picked back up. It was wild Thursday and Friday morning but it had calmed right down Friday afternoon. No….. its still awful out in the channel and getting worse, he said. This entire weekend until Tues is not good. Arrgghhh again.
So, (a big sigh goes here) its over.
But, I learned a lot about the English Channel.
Ok, I’ll write more, maybe about the Catalina Channel swim and pictures once I get home too. Maybe someone will learn from something from that.
Still, open water swimming is a great sport with lots of challenges without any guarantees. This isn’t the pool….. : )
ttyl,
steve