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Shaun Quincey - Source: ONE News -
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Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is bracing himself for a tropical cyclone heading his way.
It could push him off-course and scupper his plans to land near New Plymouth.
Quincey told Radio New Zealand the weather is starting to build and he expects to get "a bit of a battering" over the next few days in the strong easterly conditions.
"It's a little bit unfortunate. I'll get pushed further and further north and further back to Australia," he says.
He estimates it could set him back by 100km or more.
"It's nothing I haven't experienced before in the Tasman. It's just very frustrating and a little bit demoralising."
After two earlier capsizes, Quincey says he is hoping the storm will not tip him over again and will be taking extra precautions to prevent it.
He says he is definitely getting weaker and is working at about 70% of the strength he started with when he left Australia on January 20.
The weather will dictate exactly where and when he lands but Quincey expects it will be somewhere between Wanganui and Raglan, in about two weeks.
"I am really looking forward to getting stuck into some good home-made food," he says.
Earlier this week Taupo rescue pilot John Funnell flew over Quincey and dropped 38 litres of drinking water, coffee, a newspaper and a toothbrush.
His row is to raise funds and awareness for Surf Life Saving New Zealand.
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