Compiled by Oceanrowing.com
Last update March 11, 2019
AGE OF OCEAN ROWERS ON ROUTE FROM EUROPE TO NORTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN ISLANDS |
No |
Name |
Surname | Country |
Departure Date |
Arrival Date |
DOB | Age at the start | Departure Port | Arrival Port | Non-stop |
1 |
Sidney | Genders |
UK |
September 11 1969 |
November 18 1969 |
January 31 1919 - May 4 1993 |
49 |
Sennen Cove (UK) |
Las
Palmas (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
|
December 25 1969 |
March 08 1970 |
Las
Palmas (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Antigua (West Indies) |
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May ? 1970 |
June ? 1970 |
Antigua (West Indies) |
Maimi (Florida USA) |
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2 | Derek Peter |
King Bird |
UK | March 24 1974 | August 10 1974 | March 3 1949 | 24 | Gibraltar | Vieux Fort, St. Lucia (West Indies) via Casablanca (Morocco) | |
February 19 1947 - June 3 1996 | 27 | |||||||||
Average | 25.5 | |||||||||
Carol | Maystone | April 4 1974 | Casablanca (Morocco) Left voyage |
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3 | Leven Sinclair | Brown | UK | August 26 2005 | January 27 2006 | August 14 1972 | 37 | Rota, Spain |
Trinidad, West Indies |
• |
4 |
Julie Colin |
Wafaei Angus |
Canada | September 23 2005 | February 24 2006 | October 8 1974 | 30 | Lisbon, Portugal |
Limon, |
• |
November 29 1971 | 33 | |||||||||
Average | 31.5 | |||||||||
5 | Erden | Eruç | Turkey | November 9 2005 | May 05 2006 | 1962 | 43 | Lisbon, Portugal |
Guadeloupe |
|
Tim | Harvey | Canada | December 11 2005 |
Las Palmas |
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6 |
Andrea
Gábor |
Pálos
Rakonczai |
Hungary |
November 27 2006 21:00GMT |
March 1 2007 11:40GMT |
April 7 1983 |
23 The youngest person to row from Europe |
Rota, Spain |
Antigua via Morocco, Lanzarote Gran Canaria |
|
January 28 1981 | 25 | |||||||||
Average | 24 | |||||||||
7 | Janice | Jakait | Germany | Nov 23 2011 | Feb 21 2012 | 28 July 1977 | 34 | Portimao, Portugal | Barbados | • |
8 |
Abraham | Levy | Mexico | October 21 2014 | March 14 2015 | August 1980 | 34 | Huelva, Spain |
Cancun, Mexico via La Gomera and Antigua |
9 | Vladimir | Maximov | Russia | November 16 2014 09:30GMT | March 15 2015 13:47GMT | August 15 1964 | 50 | Lisbon, Portugal | Barbados | • |
10 | Ralph | Tuijn | Netherlands | Jan 26, 2015 12:00GMT | March 19, 2015 18:00GMT | November 20 1971 | 43 | Lagos, Portugal | Cedros, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago | • |
Sam | Greatrex | UK | January 12 1984 | 31 | ||||||
Tara | Adams | November 26 1979 | 35 | |||||||
Jim | Alsford | December 06 1980 | 34 | |||||||
Nicholas | Sen | March 23 1987 | 27 | |||||||
Average | 34 |
11 |
John | Wilson | UK |
November 27 2018 7:23GMT |
February 23, 2019 16:45UTC |
21/10/1960 | 58 yrs 27 d | Cadiz, Spain | Antigua | ● |
Ricky | Reina | 02/10/1971 | 47 yrs 46 d | |||||||
Av. age 52.5 yrs - The oldest team to row from Europe |
AGE OF OCEAN ROWERS ON ROUTE FROM EUROPE TO SOUTH AMERICA |
No |
Name |
Surname | Country |
Departure Date |
Arrival Date |
DOB |
Age at the Start |
Departure Port | Arrival Port |
1 | Stein | Hoff | Norway | August 10 2002 | November 14 2002 | August 29 1945 |
56y 346d |
Lisbon, Portugal | Parika on Essequibo river near Georgetown, Guyana |
2 | Alex | Bellini | Italy | September 18 2005 | April 30 2006 | Sept 15 1978 |
27y 3d the youngest solo on this route |
Genoa, Italy |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
3 | Matt | Bennett | UK | February 7 2016 | March 28 2016 | August 10 1979 | 36 | Lagos, Portugal | Venezuela |
4 | Oliver | Bailey | 39 | ||||||
5 | Aldo | Kane | December 30 1977 | 38 | |||||
6 | Jason | Fox | August 31 1976 | 39 | |||||
7 | Ross | Johnson | September 17 1979 | 36 |
8 | Jake | Heath | UK | Feb 29 2016 9:00GMT |
April 23 2016 19:45GMT |
May 19 1986 | 29 | Lagos, Portugal |
Pontinhas, (30 miles N of Recife) Odivelas, Brazil |
9 | Mel | Parker | August 27 1987 | 28 | |||||
10 | Susannah | Cass | June 10 1988 |
27 + 264d the youngest female on this route |
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11 | Luke | Richmond | June 11 1984 | 31 | |||||
The youngest team on this
route - |
12 | Ralph | Tiujn | NL | March 6 2017 9:50GMT |
April 23 2017 14:43GMT |
November 20 1971 | 45 | Portimao, Portugal | Boat Ramp on Mahury River, French Guina |
13 | Niall | Bates | Ireland | June 5 1976 | 40 | ||||
14 | Clement | Mas | France | August 6 1991 |
25 +212d the youngest person on this route |
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15 | Colin | Blears | Australia | June 8 1980 | 36 |
16 |
Ralph | Tuijn | NL |
Dec 12 2017 12:46GMT |
Feb 16 2018 6:55GMT | November 20 1971 | 46 yrs 22 d | Portimao, Portugal |
French Guyana
via
Lanzarote |
Chris | Shirley | UK | 10 July 1983 | 34 yrs 155 d | |||||
Duncan | Roy | 16 August 1990 | 27yrs 118 d | ||||||
Danny | O'Brien | Ireland | 06 Feb 1990 | 27 yrs 309 d | |||||
Neal | Marsh | UK | 08 October 1968 | 49 yrs 65 days |
17 |
Lee Frank | Spencer | UK |
Jan 9 2019 12:00UTC |
Jan 22, 2019 12:40UTC |
August 17 1969 | 49 yrs 145 days | Portimao, Portugal | Las Palmas, Gran Canaria |
January 26, 2019 at 12:00UTC | March 11 2019 04:06UTC | Las Palmas, Gran Canaria | Cayenne, French Guyana |