Cape Cod is beaches. Eastham, and the Outer Cape, is a place of friendly people, fine homes, ocean breezes, and easy living. This blog is my attempt to supplement my website (at www.RobertSheldon.com) and my monthly newsletters with additional information and viewpoints on living in Eastham.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Two Frenchmen Row to France from Chatham
Two Frenchmen, Bruno Froideval and Mathieu Bonnier, started their cross Atlantic rowing adventure a few days ago, on June 20th. They intend to individually row their respective rowboats from Chatham to Saint Jacques, France. The journey is to take an estimated 70-75 days and capitalize on the prevailing currents for much of the effort, but they will do a lot of 'actual' rowing. There rowboats are not your open 3 seaters that we grew up with - they are a technical marvels that, when fully outfitted, can weight upwards of 800 pounds. Check out the following websites for more information:
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