Transoceanic team rowing race.

Every second year, a transoceanic team rowing race takes place from the Canary Islands to the West Indies. 26 teams composed of two able-bodied members, from all nationalities.Dominique Bassi & myself are the only French team, and our particularity is that both of us only have one leg ! We cleared the specification chart check, qualified for the starting line on Gomera Island, and headed off on december 1st, 2005. 26 identical skiffs departed and only 14 made it to the finish line. We went through two tropical storms, Zeta and Omega, that made our lives hell. After 54 days we crossed the finish line in Antigua, finishing 3rd in the overall ranking. The winners, a multi-world-champion long-distance rowing team from England are just a few hours in front of us. The Canadian-Irish team arrived 4 days after us. Our race became a real crusade against the elements. Our misfortunes were not punishments but challenges to overcome. ................................................................. Spirit of EDF Energy (Double) : Spirit of EDF Energy crossed the finish line on 19/01/06 due of South of Cape Shirley, Antigua at 0713 Hours GMT in a crossing time of 49 days, 19 hours and 08 minutes. Team C2 (Double) : Team C2 crossed the finish line on 20th January 2006 at1415 hoursGMT. The official crossing time for Clint and Chris is 51 days, 2 hours and 10 minutes. Bout de Vie (Double) : Bout de Vie finished the race at 1536 GMT on Monday 23 January 2006 and therefore, their crossing time was 54 days, 3 hours and 31 minutes. Atlantic Prince (Double) : Atlantic Prince crossed the finish line at 0021 GMT on Saturday 28 January 2006 in a crossing time of 58 d ays , 12 hours and 16 minutes .................................................................