ocean for 87 days with no chase boat or means of resupply. According to Ridley, Cornelius and ASA technology were especially helpful at the end of the journey as targeting the final destination became tricky due to strong shifty winds and currents. "Using ASA's SARMAP and EDS ocean current module, I was able to plot his position and show Paul's team a drift prediction. I recommended that Paul turn his boat as much north as possible in order to take advantage of the current stream he was bordering. I further advised him to put out his sea anchor when not rowing in order to let the currents to pull him north and keep him from being blown southwest. Over the next several days Paul was able to make good progress to Antigua utilizing our advice and the information provided from the SARMAP program. He told me later that this information was crucial in allowing him to make it into Antigua." mentioned Cornelius after speaking with Ridley upon his landing.
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