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Old 08-04-2012 | 10:58 AM
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Tyson just called from the sat-phone. He said they are doing well.

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Old 08-04-2012 | 11:00 AM
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looks like cameara is trying to work. 20 hours of that is not fun..the newness wears off after a few hours.
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Old 08-04-2012 | 11:02 AM
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trust me its not fun trying to" hang it over the edge" at 50 mph in rough water.. and the wind blowing tends to make a mess...THE LAST THING THEY WANNA DO IS STOP FOR ANY REASON.
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Old 08-04-2012 | 11:09 AM
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Wave prediction was 1 to 2 ft for early part of the run and worst case 3ft toward the later part . The swells early on made it rough for them. 20 hours of that ? Yikes !
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Old 08-04-2012 | 11:18 AM
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prediction was wrong. Nick
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Old 08-04-2012 | 11:19 AM
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Lets see some of that fancy photograph work Tim..

Thanks Nick
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Old 08-04-2012 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Downtown42
No GPS spot-tracker linked up? Was neat to follow when BTB ran to Cancun.
+1. The last attempt we tracked them live. Is that not an option this year?
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Old 08-04-2012 | 12:46 PM
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as of 1:39 p.m 625 miles left 564 gallons of fuel remaining.. average speed 43. mph average fuel burn 1.4 mpg
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Old 08-04-2012 | 12:48 PM
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looks like we can track them on bottom of the video page
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Old 08-04-2012 | 12:51 PM
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Good luck Guys.
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