100 Nautical Miles （１００海里） in 24 hours SUCCESS

無事に家に帰りました。天草一周の１７５キロは新記録２１時間とちょっとに成功しました。
今朝から暴風と雷を伴うスコールが起きて、四季咲岬の近くのビーチで非難しました。嵐が去るのを待って、ゴールまでの最後の１０キロを２４時間以内に漕ぎ切れた。
「２４時間で１００海里」のプロジェクトはこれで「完漕」。天草一周自体は、雷が出た前ぎりぎり完成して、コンディションの非常にいい日だったので、もうこれより余り速く出来ないかもしれません。一周の平均時速は8.4キロでした。

We are home safe and sound after an overwhelmingly successful circumnavigation of the entire Amakusa archipelago, plus an addtional 15km or so to make more than 100 nautical miles (185.2km) in under 24 hours. This also sets a new record for the circumnavigation of Amakusa (175km) in just over 21 hours, shaving more than two hours (!) off the previous record. The final part of the journey was completed in stormy conditions with 25knot wind, 2m waves, and a scary lightning storm which forced Rik to seek refuge on shore and lose precious time. Despite this 30 minute delay, he was still able to complete the 100 mile project successfully. The circumnavigation itself was completed without interruption in the nick of time before the lightning started, and Rik figures the overall conditions were so perfect it is unlikely a significantly faster time can be achieved: the circuit average speed was about 8.4km/h.