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Romuald
Kopersky József Orha Martin Cruickshank & Fenella McAlister Graham Walters Mike Burton Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson & Charlie Smith
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Ralph Tiujn, Niall Bates, Clement Mas
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Angus Collins, Laura Try , Lesley Foden Sören Kjellkvist & Glenn Mattsing |
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made an attempt to row across the Pacific E-W solo, from the USA to China. |
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Started his row 12 miles west from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA. (after a tow to the positions) at 23:16GMT on July 9, 2017 Rescued about 50 kilometres off the island of Maui, Hawaii on November 9, 2017 due to communication failures and a damaged rudder For details >>> |
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson (NZ) |
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Axe was undertaking a Human Powered expedition "Rowing Home" - from his current home in Singapore to his birthplace in Taranaki New Zealand |
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Set off from Coffs Harbour, New South Wales On October 18, 2017 at 20:24GMT On November 11, 2017 the boat capsized in a storm and got damaged. Towed back to land to Ballina |
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Ocean Rows to/from Australia and New Zealand |
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made an attempt to circumnavigatie the British Isles from Tower Bridge to Tower Bridge on board Rannoch R15 ocean rowboat Spirit of Ahab, to become the first solo to complete a row along this route. |
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Started his voyage from Tower Bridge, London on July 2, 2017 at 9:30GMT On September 21, 2017 due to deteriorating weather conditions and the unfortunate incidents at Sandy Haven, the decision has been made to stop the row. |
Fiann Paul (IS), Alex Gregory, Danny Longman, Sam Vye (all UK), |
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Left Longyearbyen, Svalbard at 00:30GMT on August 8, 2017 By rowing north, at 20:09GMT, August 9, 2017 the team reached the permanent ice shelf at 79 55'500''N, resetting from there heading south Arrived to Jan Mayen at 18:00GMT on August 21, 2017 |
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Rows Above the Arctic Circle |
Duncan Tebb (Australia), Rhys Deane, Jeremy Webb & Nigel Le Cassick (all UK) |
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-Team of Four Island Voyagers have completed the Row Around the UK from Southampton to Southampton on board All Relative |
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Departed from Southampton on July 8, 2017 at 13:00GMT Arrived to Southampton on August 15, 2017 at 16:03GMT (17:03BST) |
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Statistics of Rows Around Britain |
Sören Kjellkvist & Glenn Mattsing (Sweden) |
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have completed their row from Norway to archipelago Svalbard, from Ersfjordbotn, Norway to Barentsburg, on board ocean rowboat Albedo, |
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Left Ersfjordbotn, Norway at 19:52GMT on July 19, 2017 Arrived to Barentsburg, Svalbard at 19:05GMT, August 7, 2017 August 9, 2017: "The sea ice in the north is closing the passage by Nordostlandet. We are not able to row around Svalbard this year so we have decided to pause the expedition in Longyearbyen and come back next year." Congratulations on becoming the First (recorded) Pair to Row the Arctic Ocean Open Waters from South to North, and on reaching the Northernmost Latitude a Pair ever have rowed to |
Fiann Paul (IS), Tathagata Roy (IN), Jeff Willis (UK), |
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Departed from Tromso, Norway at 7:30GMT on July 20, 2017 Reached Hornsund, Svalbard and stopped over on July 27, 2017 at 14:19GMT Resumed their row northbound on July 28, 2017 at 18:40GMT and landed in Longyearbyen on July 30, 2017 at 6:56GMT |
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NOMAN Row to End HPV |
Barcelona to Ibiza and Ibiza to Barcelona |
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Run by New Ocean Wave |
Angus Collins (skipper), Laura Try , Lesley Foden (all UK) |
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team of 5 (on each leg) are rowing around the coast of Great Britain from Burnham-on-Crouch on board Lionheart. Rowing in a clockwise direction, the team will complete the journey in 8 legs. Departed from Burnham-on-Crouch at 13:00UTC (14:00BST) on June 3, 2017 Finished their row in Scarborough at 8:00GMT, July 26, 2017 |
Leo & Dan Foster, Oli Buck, Luke Taster (all UK) |
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Team of Four The Common Oars have rowed Around GB clockwise from The Tower Bridge to Tower Bridge on board Sic Parvis Magna Started the row from The Tower Bridge, London on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 14:00GMT Arrived to The Tower Bridge, London on July 26, 2017 at 02:02GMT |
Statistics of Rows Around Britain |
Joseph Gagnon(CAN) & Brian Conville (Ireland) |
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made an attempt to row the North Atlantic W-E from Newfoundland, Canada to Ireland on board Évelyne. When successful, they would become the first Pair to row the Atlantic W-E from Canada and the First Modern Days Pair to row the Atlantic W-E to Ireland (The First Historic Pair to row to Ireland were John Ridgway & Chay Blyth. 1966). They as well would become the Youngest Pair , and Joseph - the youngest male to row the Atlantic in this direction Left St.John's, Newfoundland on 13 June 2017 at 12:00UTC |
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undertook an attempt to row solo Around GB clockwise non-stop to become the first person to row this route solo. Returned to land on May 30, 2017 |
Braam Malherbe & Wayne Robertson (SA) |
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have completed their row across the South Atlantic Ocean on board Mhondoro from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro . |
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Left Cape Town on February 7, 2017 at 8:00GMT (10:00SAST) Officially completed the crossing of the Atlantic near Ubu, Espirito Santo, Brazil on April 27, 2017 at 22:00GMT (t.b.c.) Left Ubu on May 3, 2017 Finished the row at Armaçăo dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 7, 2017 (time t.b.c.) |
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Ocean Rows from / to/ in Southern Hemisphere |
Ted Welman & Jack Faulkner (UK) |
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- two doctors have rowed the Indian Ocean E-W from Geraldton, WA. to Mauritius as a team Doctors Adrift in a bid to break the current speed record for Pairs on this route of 85 days 2 hrs 05 min. |
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Set off from Geraldton Marina, WA. on March 16, 2017 at 6:30GMT (14:30 AWST - local time) Arrived to Grande Riviere Noir, Mauritius on May 12, 2017 at 6:15GMT Congratulations on the new Speed Record - The Fastest Pair to row the Indian Ocean! |
Ralph Tiujn (Skipper. NL), Niall Bates (Ireland), Clement Mas (France) & Colin Blears (Australia) |
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Four nation team have rowed the Atlantic E-W from Europe to South America, from Portugal to French Guiana, Cayenne on board Rose, in a bid to break the current speed record for this route, which is
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Left Portimao, Portugal on March 6, 2017 at 9:50GMT Landed at Boat Ramp on Mahury River, French Guiana on April 23, 2017 at 14:43GMT |
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Atlantic E-W Rows from Europe | Atlantic E-W Rows to Americas |
Malcolm Skelton (Australia) |
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undertook an attempt to row the Tasman Sea from Coffs Harbour, Australia to New Plymouth, New Zealand. on board Sara J |
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Set off from Coffs Harbour, NSW on April 11, 2017 Row finished on April 22, 2017 due to unfavorable weather conditions, 300 km out, East of Kiama, NSW Rower was rescued, but the boat had to be abandoned |
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Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson (NZ) & Charlie Smith (GB) |
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Grant is undertaking a Human Powered expedition "Rowing Home" -
from his current home in Singapore to his birthplace in Taranaki New Zealand, which includes rowing from Singapore to Darwin (2600 miles), cycling from Darwin to Sydney and rowing across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand (1300 miles).
on board his ocean rowboat Simpson's Donkey |
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Set off from Singapore on 3 January 2017 Reached the safety of the crocodile-infested Darwin harbour on 21 March 2017 at 12:00 |
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Mike Burton (UK) |
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Rowed the Atlantic E-W in pairs with Tom Salt (2013/14), has completed the Atlantic E-W solo row from Gran Canaria to Antigua on board Storm Petrel built by Global Boat works. |
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Set off from Puerto Rico Marina, Gran Canaria on January 10, 2017 at 9:00GMT Arrived to Antigua at 13:40GMT on March 11, 2017 |
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Stats of Atlantic E-W Solo Rows |
Graham Walters (UK) |
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made an attempt to row the Atlantic E-W for the fifth time (the third time solo) on board a historic boat of Sidney Genders Khaggavisana (the first and only row from mainland Britain to Miami, USA.1969) to become the oldest person (69) to row any ocean solo and the only one to row the Atlantic E-W solo three times. |
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Left Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria on February 18, 2017 at 10:00GMT Rescued, air-lifted on February 20, 2017 For details >>> |
Martin Cruickshank (Croatia) & Fenella McAlister (UK) |
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In 2015 undertook an attempt to row the Atlantic E-W from Sagres, Portugal to Barbados on board Fifty-Fifty. Due to adverse weather made a stop on the Canaries. In 2016 resumed their row across the Atlantic E-W from Gran Canaria |
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Departed from Puerto de Mogan, Gran Canaria at 10:00GMT on November 29, 2016 On February 9, 2017 were picked up by a cargo ship Glyfada. Destination - Gibraltar. ETA - 18th February |
József Orha (Hungary) |
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has rowed a leg of the Atlantic E-W solo from Lagos, Portugal to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, on his way to Antigua on board a custom-built 6.9 m long boat Spartan. The boat was built by Hungarian ocean rower and creator of Fire Ant - Gábor Rakonczay |
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Left Lagos, Portugal on December 11, 2016 at 11:00GMT Stopped over in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on January 24 2017 at 20:17GMT Intends to resume his row in Autumn 2017 |
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LATITUDE 35 |
Jason Caldwell & Matthew Brown (USA), Angus Collins & Alex Simpson (UK) |
Concept Four |
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35 days 14 hrs 3 min Average speed 2.986 knots |
The fastest Four to row the Atlantic E-W |
ROW FOR JAMES |
Rory Buchanan, Harry Wentworth-Stanley, Toby Fenwicke-Clennell & Sam Greenly (UK) |
Concept Four |
22 Jan 2017 16:15 GMT |
39 days, 4 hrs 14 min Average speed 2.71 knots |
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SOULO GAV | Gavan Hennigan |
Concept Solo |
01 Feb 2017 23:52 GMT | 49 days, 11 hrs 37 min | |
AMERICAN OARSMEN |
Mike Matson,David Alviar, Brian Krauskopf |
Concept Trio |
02 Feb 2017 01:59 GMT | 49 days, 14 hrs 4 min |
1. The First Trio to row the Atlantic; 2. The Fastest Trio to row the Atlantic E-W |
FACING IT |
Stuart Connacher,Charl Gale, Wayne Johnson |
Classic Trio | 03 Feb 2017 12:43 GMT | 51 days, 1hr 8min t.b.c.. | The fastest Trio in classic category to row the Atlantic E-W |
FRESH DENTAL CHALLENGE |
Justin Marney, Azud Irshad |
Classic Pair | 03 Feb 2017 23:36 GMT | 51 days, 11 hrs t.b.c. | |
A-ADVENTURES | Andy Styles, Andrew Cameron, Andy Sacker | Classic Trio | 05 Feb 2017 14:08 GMT | 53 days, 3 hrs t.b.c. | |
ATLANTIC ENDEAVOUR |
Sarah Hornby, Kate Hallam, Becky Charlton, Charlie Best |
Concept Four | 08 Feb 2017 01:04 GMT | 55 days, 13 hrs 34min | |
HOPLEY | Elaine Hopley | Concept Solo | 12 Feb 2017 07:23 GMT | 59 days 19hrs 14 min | The first female to row the Atlantic E-W in an open-class Solo |
32° NORTH | John & Kurt Schwartz | Concept Pair | 3 March 2017 20:43GMT | 79 days 11hrs t.b.c. | |
ROWERS ARK | Daryl Farmer | Classic Solo | 21 March 2017 01:20GMT | 96 days 13 hrs |
Romuald Koperski (Poland) |
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has completed his row across the Atlantic E-W solo from the Canaries to the Caribbean Islands on board Pianist. This row was planned to be followed by a future row across the Pacific Ocean W-E, from Japan to the North American coast. |
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Departed from Las Gallatas, Tenerife on October 31, 2016 at 14:50GMT Arrived to Scarborough, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) on January 16, 2017 at 19:10UTC Congratulations on becoming the First Polish to row any ocean ! |
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