Hi to mark the skipper and the crew ,I am wayne jennings brother, your companion from poole fire station,I am watching your progress with great interest and wish you all the luck from our family`s god speed,Mark Jennings and family.

Ow do Stubby,

I went to Esporta today and rowed 1,000 metres on the row machine! I trust you are suitably impressed

Hope things are OK, no matter how bad things may get they could get worse. A recent news report stated a guy having drunk 15 pints of lager got into an argument with a friend over who was going to buy the next round, which ended up with him accidentally shooting his testicles off with a double barrelled shot gun !

Hope everyone is OK

Will write properly soon.

Mike the Plummer

Even on your darkest day remember that we are all supporting you here in the UK. May your gods be with you!

Good on you chaps keep up the good work were all with you in spirit .Love Mum

Hi Pete! Hope you're all okay. Regular reports in the Western Mail - you're obviously an adopted Welshman!! Good luck and take care. See you soon.

We're pulling for you!!!!

No pun intended. We'll have A Pink Lady in your honour when

you land across THE POND..GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!

Hi guys

My kids and are following your progress daily. It is very exciting and we are learning lots too.

Keep up the good work! Hang in there, you are all a great inspiration!!!!

Sincerely Cathie, Liam, Terence and Maeve Mulroy from Halifax Nova Scotia.

Hi Jonathan and crew of the Pink Lady.

Great to read of the challenge you have set yourselves in Wednesday's Times.

I am an Occupational Health Physiotherapist and am intrigued how you are looking after your hands and bottoms?

A little known fact you probably have experienced for yourselves,is how important the position of your head is when puling back on the oar.Initiate the pull from your head by first a relaxing down of your spine and then a gentlte lifting up of the head on the neck as you commence the pull on the oar. Keep your head down as you start the pull and the spinal muscles are not so well prepared to take the strain of the muscular effort. Sorry guys, a bit like teaching your Grandmother to suck eggs.

Go for it, and the Lord of the sea and waves give you fair winds and currents, and do for you abundantly above all that you can ask or think.

Praying for your safe homecoming

God Bless \You All

Chris

Hi John

The faster you row, the harder I have to sew
One done, two to go!
Keep safe all you guys and every success

Love Mom-in-law

Stay strong and believe that there are alot of people thinking about youand cheering you on. God bless and keep the faith.

John

I am about to start my weekend at the Guildford Festival, missing you loads and it wont be the same without you.

I will toast a G & T and a veggie burger to you, the best Ocean Rower a wife could ask for.

All my love

Stace

Just wanted to say hello to everyone on the Pink Lady and a special message to Jonathan...the "crowd" at PF Collins loved both your Times articles. Everyone here can place themselves on the Pink Lady, feeling and seeing exactly what you are experiencing.

Good rowing!

Kelly

Watching with loving concern.

Wise to concentrate on essentials but try to take just one minute to meditate and absorb the prayers andlove of so many now thinking of you all.

Hope the sun shines for your solar cells - it is still murky here

Thinking of you and sending our love

Dear Jonathan and John,

Keep rowing;its only 2,200 miles to Falmouth. Think that your really lucky to have the chance to do these great adventures. Everyone can't do them because of the money and not been superhuman.I read about your feat in The Times,yesterday. I found the paper on the train from Liverpool to St.Helens. Been on a coastal walk at formby. We got wet but we enjoyed the sea air.

Happy rowing and keep smiling. People are thinking about you all the time.

From David Breen

Hi Jonathan,

As you see I share your surname so I am more than anxious that your complete your task to target!

I am following your progress daily as I am confined to my home and PC for at least another 24 days whilst I recover from an operation when I had 18" cut from my colon.I now have a semi-colon!

Best wishes and watch out for those Whales,

Tony Gornall

Great news, Jonny and the guys. Keep it going.
And Jon, we really don't want to see your pants, thanks.

Hi Guys!!!

KEEP IT UP!!!!! You are all doing so well!! I hope the Atlantic continues to grant you mercy!! WELL DONE BOYS!!!

Luv You Lots....

Brianna

Hi Folks,

Just needed to say my hat is very firmly doffed to you all. Yes, i do think you're all mad.

News from the world - Dev is getting closer to Sunita (Corrie), its the First Night of The Proms on Friday, Rooney has yet to sign a new contract at Everton (yeah, but who would!) and i'm off for a beer tonight; i'll have a toast in your honour!

Take care and all the best

Paul

To all you guys out there, GOOD LUCK!

My best wishes go to Jonathan, he is the special one. The boat is pink, the ocean is vast, the bergs and monsters lurk in the sea, Jonathan you have taken self-flagelation to a new level! LOL.

As an ex-refugee (recently) "The Times" is the newspaper of my choice and you Jonathan are the highlight of my Fridays with the Microwave Man. Damn I miss you! I only hope that after this atempt your suffering for " the cause" of manhood will came to an end. Its time you will find a good, nice woman and will have  some hot meals, never mind the microwave and forget about my Fridays.

Jonathan dont you dare drown out there. GOOD LUCK man!

Good luck to you all. Rather you than me.

Remember: Anything that does not destroy you will only make you stronger.Repeat, as necessary...

I'm jealous!

Mark and the guys

Keep up the good work, checking the site every day and watching your progress.

Best wishes from all at 28 Broadshard lane.

p.s. going out with your missus tonight!

Wishing you all the very best.  You have our full support in your wonderful endeavour.

We have placed a link to your update page on our PC desktop and click in every day to see how you are doing.

Our very best wishes

Jeremy & Dana

Bloody hell .... we thought 2k ergos were bad enough!  Lots of respect and admiration. Hope you manage the record.Good Luck.

From a river rowing family.

I dont normally read the broadsheet newspapers, but your story caught my eye & I was transfixed for half an hour reading it! Keep going, it sounds amazing what youre doing, & so brave. I certainly wouldnt have the balls to do this!! Take care

Message for all

Following your progress via your reports in The Times and from now via this website. Just thought I'd send you a message of support and remind you that there is nothing mythical about Falmouth! All the Best

Steve

We appreciate the news despite the conditions and hope for better but remember that we want you all home safe and sound .Much love Mum

Hi John,

Tom and I are about to set off for our yearly cycle ride and we will certainly will miss you, John.  All the best of luck to you and the crew on this incredible journey and make sure you come back, because you will be cycling with us again next year!

Kees

Can't stop thinking about you (JG of The Times) rowing all the time!!

"Keep hearing the whisperings of your dream, so you hear no other sound"

Onward, and ever onward.

Lesley

Lots of love to you John from Chris, Ruth & Ruben xxx

This takes me way back to "Fighting Chance" by John R.& Chay B.  Gutsy stuff. I loved reading it, as I do following your progress now.Ive just sailed a Wayfarer dingy from Plymouth to N.Wales! Nothing compared to you-puts me back in my place!! Best wishes&good luck.

Hi Mark, you probably will not remember me.  I am Matt Boreham's wife, and we met in 97.  I am trying to put together a 4, and wondered if Pink Lady is up for rent (preferably) or sale after you finish?  Keep going, you are all doing really well, and I hope the weather stays rowing friendly.

Ali Boreham

We've been watching your progress on the internet.  You fellows have a gift not known to many.  Keep it up!!!

Your accomplishments will be remembered for years to come.

All the best!!!!

Well done guys on getting through such a tough stretch. Jonathan, I'm amused to see from the photos that you're being just as much of a VOT on sea as you are on land...Keep up the great work and use the thinking time to plan the bestseller. You'll be in Cornwall gorging on cream teas and Venezianas with extra pepperoni sooner than you think!

If it's any consolation, the weather is bad here too! I'm filled with awe and admiration for what you're doing. John, plan your perfect 10 course dinner during the dark watches of the night and pass the menu on via Stacey. I'll cook it for you both when you're back.

Tom

Hi Jonathan,

I'd have thought "Thar she blow" was a phrase you'd have used quite regularly in the past.

Hope all's well.

Good luck,

John

Message for John

Thinking of you all the time.

Went to Dads bench yesterday.Cornish cousins will be supporting you and hope to see you in Falmouth.Eddys shop has closed but pasty makers are mainting standards=now on Newlyn bridge.

Keep up all the routines and just keep going,

Much love Mum

We are following your progress with great interest.  Hope weather is kinder than the last trip Peter!  Sammy's wedding was a great success - weather fantastic.  Our thoughts are with you.

Alistair, Marianne, Stuart, Sammy, Andrea and Philip.

All the best for a safe trip.  I'm envious of your adventure.
Ken O'Brien

St. John's, Newfoundland

Canada

Could you please pass on my best wishes to mark and his crew
i have been a friend since rowing in the Atlantic rowing race in 1997 but was unable to say good luck before they left
David Jackson  

We've just been trying to get in touch with you via the sattalite phone. We are upset, As we couldn't reach you! Hope everythings okay. We have many questions for you. Bobs been answering some of them, And we've been trying the food you've been eating on the trip. We like the dried apples!;) We'll keep trying to contact you!!!

Wow! 99 miles in 24 hours, bravo.  Tina was interviewed with CBC TV it was broadcast tonight, the media here are following you closely too!! We look forward to the updates and pics. How do the fresh undies feel? Where is Pete? haven't seen him in awhile.  Til next time, Take care, and row like the dickens. Hope the sun shines on you all soon, and the solar panels.  See ya :)

Well done so far guys.

We are all thinking of you.

Jon we are keeping a close eye on Stacey for you.

Take Care

'The Angels'

Hi Mark

I rowed with you in the Poole to Cherbourg race a couple of years back with my brother in law Larry Armstrong. I have been watching your progress daily and wish you and your team every success

Congratulations on reaching the quarter-distance mark!  It's so fantastic. Jonny, I send you thousands of kisses and will have a couple of Itsu martinis (you know the ones I mean) tonight in honour of all of you.

Hello Mark and Crew. I was sitting beside you on your flight from England.  I'm watching your progress and check the site everyday for news.  I want to know if the trip has exceeded your expectations so far?  Best of Luck, Cathy from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

It's great to see the spirit of adventure lives on when everyone feels there's nothing left to discover or conquer.

Great news, Jonny and the guys. Keep it going.

And Jon, we really don't want to see your pants, thanks.

Well done lads me and Mike Hirst are watching your progress. All at Poole AC are routing for you.

Saw Paul Whent on Friday - he wishes you well Mark

Cheers

Andy

"...oh keep your eyes on the road your hands upon the wheel.."

Best wishes from Samos island-Greece

John -

Alwight Skipper?! 1/4 of the way there then ey?! Just to let you know that I'm thinking of you...always wondering whether you're on your 2 hours on, or two hours off shift...as I tuck into my fourth glass of vino of an evening :)I'm looking after the missus for you. Keep going boys - lots of hugs and kisses (bet you're missing those!) Sarahxx

To all of you ,best wishes

and keep strong

Andrew and the Pafreight

For john and the chaps a Celtic blessing

May the swell rise up to carry you

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your skin

And until we meet again

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Much love Mum

Following your progress, from here in St. John's NL - wishing you success and safety! All the best to you!

Hi chaps! I keep waking in the night thinking of you. I can only wonder at what you are experiencing. Not a lot of us get to feel what life is like with all the dross swept away and only oneself, ones will , ones team and maybe one's God to look to.

Being an old fashioned navigator's daughter and having grown up with tables and floors covered in charts I'm fascinated by this angle of the trip; but as a mother I do feel that sudo-creme might make your bums soggy.! Wouldn't sea water on a pad just before your rest periods be better.The former a resource you have plenty of! C xxxx

Chaps

Don't forget to turn the ******* arms off!

Wishing you well in your adventure. Trish spent last week surfing in Cornwall - looking out to sea thinking of you all. Nice waves there!

Strength and speed.

James and Trish

Jon

I have been following your progress daily and think that you are all doing a great job. Good luck with the rest of the trip.

Having been in the RCN for 27 yrs.I can imagine what daily life is like aboard the Pink Lady,very,very cramped,hope U all the success in the world from

one old Seadog to 4 others.

Gregg Perry

Nova Scotia

Mark, Pete and guys, got a day off here (Poole)and have just read your dits;sounds like you've had a good battering but then what do you expect for being in pink! It would be great to think that was the worst it, so lets think that and keep up the great work. Richie

HI Jonathan - am thinking of all of you. Keep safe.love jane xxx

PS My admiration knows no bounds over the potty. I would die. And with only two babywipes? You just keep slapping on the sudacreme...

All the best.

I'm going to be sixty in 5 months and I am looking for a challenge in 2005, which involves travel and new horizons. Your attempt on the atlantic crossing is inspirational. Good luck

hello dad hope all is going well mate i'm sure it is, we are all thinking of you, work also sends its regards, leah and co also send their love to, can't wait to see you back safe, with my i-pod, tee hee!! good luck.

To Bob (and Mark, if he still remembers our kitchen-fitting experience last year!)

You are doing a great job! I hope you are successful this time and the weather improves so that you can make it!

Peter Schirmer

Pronsfeld, Germany

Best wishes from us here in Australia .

Hi Guys,

We came to see your boat in St. John's Harbour on the morning you took off. We took this picture and thought you might like it. Keep up the great effort! We are cheering for you.

Have been following your efforts daily via the web, from the hills of East Tennessee. I wish you all a safe and successful trip.

John and crew - watching your every move and finding it all very interesting. Good to see the photos. Wishing you all the best - looking forward to seeing you in Falmouth.

A message for John - but good wishes to all.

Just a quick note to say that we are thinking of you (and constantly muttering bealright, bealright, bealright). Keeping an eye on your progress and sending you our love.

Joss, Julia and Ruth

Aye Aye Pete,

Hope this finds you well enjoying the journey!...but I know that in reality you'd rather be on stag at the CLJ!!

Elections here continue to move forward like a three wheeled wagon!

Anyway hopefully this time you'll get some hot scran and a bit of sun!

take it easy

cheers J

Hi!

i'm watching you on the web every day since i heard from your departure here in montreal canada . wish you good weather and keep on rowing !

Bonne chance

yves

Hello, Pink Lady Team!

I am a Nova Scotia girl, transplanted in Virginia, USA, but keep the Chronicle Herald (Halifax, NS) as my home page, so I became aware of your great endeavor! Much luck to you all. We're following along on the web. GODSPEED!

Melanie & Mike

Hey guys,

It's the chick that fed you the lamb and beef...I hope it's holding you over:) Keep your chins up with thoughts that the home fires are burning for you. By the way, I think the pink brings out the lovely in your eyes...depite what the other's say! :) Take care and I keep you in my thoughts! All the best.

Me

I can only begin to imagine the great immenseness(is that a word) of the open North Atlantic. You are doing something I could never do, even though I have grown up in Newfoundland and have spent most of my 44 years on its shores. I love the ocean. Its sounds, smells, look, the sea creatures great and small, and so on. I love bobbing about on the ocean on beautiful summer days, but mind you, in relative safety and close proximity to the shoreline of Bonavista Bay. The task before you is great, your courage immense. Godspeed.

I will monitor your progress with great interest and a little jealousy. As much as a chicken that I am, I would relish the arrival on the other side and be proud of my accomplishment. All the best. As Red Skeleton used to say at the end of his show; "Good Night and may God Bless."

I am a Newfoundlander, now living in Greece....also a mariner (Merchant Marine) and having travelled across the Atlantic untold times on an oil tanker, can fully appreciate what you guys are facing......wish you all the very best of luck with the weather and may the winds be always in your favour.

Good luck and safe passage.

Hope you got lots of good ointment for the blisters.

Mark thankyou for letting me and my friends ride on a fire-engine.Mum,Dad,Polly and Maisie send best wishes to you all.GFI !!