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Sometimes you have to go back to go forward // Day 8

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized

Well Shaun has now been out on the Tasman for one week and has made great progress, 260 nautical miles in fact.
Yesterday Shaun rowed pretty hard all day in an easterly direction as the current tried to take him south west, which resulted in a southerly movement. Once he put away the sticks for the day the current pulled him south west. This was expected as he is rounding an anti-clockwise moving eddie.

Yesterday at one stage a “gigantic shadow swam under me for about a km or so. It was brown on top and white underneath. I decided to ignore it and keep rowing!” – the old what you can’t see can’t hurt you philosophy!

Today Shaun is feeling positive and will keep rowing east as he is pulled south west. Hopefully soon he will round the eddie edge and be swing eastward.

by Bucky

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January 29, 2010 - 10:44 am Olly - God Bless Quiency , your story is being told all round Miami....

January 28, 2010 - 5:36 pm helen devine - good going still fine on westcoast south Is hope you reach this high soon

January 28, 2010 - 9:19 am jason - Well done Shaun. What a really inspiring journey you are on. I am sure all the boys that have played rugby and rowed boats with you are feeling pretty inspired well done and we look forward to having a good beer when you get home. From Jason Gail Michaela and Brooke.

January 28, 2010 - 7:59 am Peter Buckleigh - Hi Shaun, the moth is species Quincius Shaunliacia not seen since Kupe got lost around about there and bought a couple of specimens back to godzone with him way back..................

January 27, 2010 - 6:45 pm Lorraine Buck - Good work, Quincey. Hope the currents are in your favour now. First thing we do when we get home in the evening is log on to TasmanTrespasser2 to catch up with your progress! So exciting! We admire your courage & awesome effort. Really proud of you! The Bucks.

January 27, 2010 - 3:50 pm Dave - Hi Shaun...everyone at Salties wishes you well....just keep saying to yourself " eddie is my friend" and he will help you on your way. Really pleased that the boat stood up to the storm so well...quess we got that right....keep it up....cheers.

January 27, 2010 - 1:07 pm Annie - Hey Shaun, I was so impressed to hear what you are doing, in awe at the degree of courage and determination in such an enterprise. I know how empty and vast it can be out there having sailed lots offshore in the past. My daughter and her husband just crossed the Tasman in their 32' Wylo, 12 days from Newcastle to Opua - hope you have the favourable conditions they had, at least some of the time! Kia kaha!

January 27, 2010 - 12:12 pm Kris Larkin - Hey buddy, awesome effort mate, all the kiwis here at the helibase on fireduty in sydney are avidly watching the progress every day, we are all proud of what your achieving...make us proud

January 27, 2010 - 11:40 am Karen Brunton - We are on your site daily following your progress here in Taupo,keep up the great work,have you been using the kawakawa salve yet? Cheers Karen and Rex

January 27, 2010 - 9:28 am Pearce's - Shaun, keep up the hard work! How are the blisters on the hands? We are enjoying following your epic journey. see you when you land back on the "Land of the Long White Cloud"

January 27, 2010 - 8:13 am Fiona - Great work mate - one week in and you're doing awesome! Can't wait to hear some of those stories when you get home. Keep up the fantastic effort, there are so many of us right behind you.

January 27, 2010 - 8:05 am Salty - Quincey you the man, what an epic effort! all of 249 chalmers st are following you progress daily. Keep it up mate, we are all pumped on what you have done so far.

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