Yachtsman Adrian Flanagan was this morning (November 9) due to resume his attempt to circumnavigate the globe solo and non-stop via the polar regions.

The 45-year-old, right, took shelter in the mouth of the Helford river, at Falmouth, on Friday after a week of terrible weather and head-on winds took their toll on him and his boat Barrabas.

He has taken time out to repair a damaged water-maker and get his heating working properly, said expedition manager Louise Flanagan.

But he has not touched dry land or had any physical assistance -- and so there is no need to start his record-breaking attempt from scratch.

Louise told the Oxford Mail last night: "All things being equal, he will leave at dawn and get across the English Channel. He is still going to have some big weather and bad seas but the wind is going to be with him rather than against him." She said Adrian had been very disappointed at the early setback but that it had enabled him to learn some useful lessons about the boat and his equipment.

Adrian, who lives in Ludgershall, near Bicester, is making the voyage partly to raise funds for the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. He started in Southampton on October 28.

You can donate to the children's hospital appeal via the web at www.chox.org.uk, or by sending a cheque payable to Oxford Children s Hospital Campaign to Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds, c/o Janet Sprake, The Manor House, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DZ. Please make it clear you are donating in connection with the Alpha Global expedition. You can also donate, and keep up to date with Adrian's progress, at www.alphaglobalex.com