They made it! On Tuesday 6th March Sara and Will Stirling launched one of Will’s 14ft traditional clinker-built dinghies at Plymouth 0530am. It was dark and there was frost on the deck – there was also a light wind so light that it meant a lot of rowing, so I guess at least one person kept warm.
At the Eddystone, Sara deposited Will on a rock to take some photos of the her and the boat in front of the lighthouse.
The pair sailed away on light SW breeze which dropped away for a period, and it was time to out with the oars for a while until the wind picked up and Sara and Wilk had an exciting sail back to Plymouth.
This expedition was entirely self-funded in order to raise awareness and money for WaterAid, a charity which increases access to clean water in third world countries. If you’d like to read more, click here. If you’d like to donate, click here.
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