According to the team's
website, Jennifer and Colin have just set a record for the first single-engine helicopter crossing of Drake's passage. Good for them !! Now where are the thermals...?!
Historic Crossing of the Drake Passage
09 December 2003
History has been made - the first crossing of the Drake Passage by a single-engine helicopter...
I have just received a call from ALE (Antarctic Logistics and Explorations) to say that they have just made contact with Jennifer and Colin who are rapidly heading south with 126 knot wind and clear weather in their favour.
Having stopped at Marsh and refuelled as fast as possible they are taking advantage of the weather window and pressing on towards Carvajal. The co-ordinates there are 67.45 and 68.54 so watch Blue Sky Network.
It has been a nervous time for us all but the Blue Sky tracker has worked like a dream and allowed us to keep a constant vigil on their movements