At 6pm on the 4th day of the row, Team Wadadli has covered 63 nautical miles and have moved up one place to 10th among all boats, however, it has not been all smooth rowing. One team member who Dr. Nick Fuller did not name is suffering from a bout of sea sickness and he himself is battling the flu. As a result of this challenge, they have had to adapt their rowing strategy to singly rowing for an hour at a time to ensure that the members get adequate rest. This strategy ends at 11pm in the night and begins again at sunrise every day; but they are still maintaining an average speed of 2.9 knots and once everyone is healthy it is expected that the speed will increase.
So far there hasn’t been any fishing, but it is expected that very soon, they will begin to cast their lines; after all the pans and the fishing gear are not for style. Another challenge that they face results from the prolonged sitting which has caused a bit of a rash but other than that the men are okay.
A look at the tracker on the website shows the different tack that the various teams are taking. Team Wadadli has employed a strategy that may be a bit risky since a more northerly course does not always lend to favorable currents and winds. Hopefully, this gamble pays dividends especially in the homestretch.
There are still 2392 nautical miles left til they get home. That means that there are 2392 opportunities left for everyone to get involved in bringing them home from their current location 260 2.98 N and 0190 49.820W.