January 6

Where’s Geoff Holt?

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The answer is pretty damn close to his destination of Tortola. According to his tracker, he has now crossed the Atlantic. Looks like he stopped for fuel in Antigua and is probably a day and half from his destination. This makes Geoff Holt the first quadriplegic to sail the Atlantic. This is truly an incredible feat. If you watch the videos on his blog and also read about the challenges they have had with power (even more critical than ever given Geoff's physical challenges), you get a real sense of how incredibly tough this has been.

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