According to their website the team was attempting torow unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean, a daring 3569 nautical mile journey, using human power to propel the boat, and solar and wind power to charge its instruments.
Henry had hoped for solitude today-an occasion to explore the uncertainties he has had little time to consider while helping his father make pencils in the long sheds behind their home-but he needed aboat for the excursion, and he prefers not torow alone, lest the loneliness remind him that his brother John will never again take a turn at the oars.