That’s a picture of Steve’s boat and pilot… but that’s not Steve! But he’ll be there soon…
Hi Rob,
Just to mention my English Channel swim will start soon.
I have now received word from my boat pilot that we plan to leave Folkestone Harbour at about 2:45a.m. local (London, England) time on Saturday, Oct 12, 2013. I will enter the water approximately 3:00a.m. if things stay on track.
Some have asked so if you wish to follow portions of the swim on-line, tracking is available on either of the two channel swimming association websites. Note the name of the boat following me is called “MASTERPIECE”. The tracking device is attached to the boat, not me.
CSA (Channel Swimming Association) boat tracking:
Click on the Masterpiece boat symbol and a box will pop up. Then click where indicated for additional tracking information. A series of black arrows will then appear to show the path of my pilot boat.
or
CS&PF (Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation) boat tracking:
*Note: I am swimming under the CSA. If you happen to use the CS&PR website, please note you will not see “Masterpiece” as one of their listed boat pilot’s boats. However, they still track them via a grey coloured arrow. Touch the arrow with your computer mouse and it will cause an information box to automatically pop up. The tracking is something you can then click on to see. The CS&PF website will log the swim slightly different, with blue pin-points of progress every few minutes.
I’ll let you know how it goes afterwards… perhaps after the recovery rest. : )
Thanks for your interest and well wishes on this swim. 🙂
steve
