The oceanrowers who were first

Last update March 6 2012

The First Ocean Rowers by Ocean
As Compiled by Oceanrowing.com

We gratefully acknowledge the support and help of D.H.(Nobby) Clarke
(formally of Guinness Book of Records) for his help and guidance in completing this list.

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic ocean

A T L A N T I C O C E A N

Atlantic W-E Double
First Crossing Of Any Ocean

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
George	Harbo	Norway	Fox	3250	June 06 1896	August 01 1896	55 days 13 hours	Battery Park Manhattan New York (USA)	La Havre (France) via Isles of Scilly (England)
Gabriel	Samuelsen

Atlantic E-W Solo

First Crossing Of Any Ocean Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
John	Fairfax	GB	Britannia	3342	January 20 1969	July 19 1969	180	San Agustin (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands)	Hollywood Beach (USA Florida)

Atlantic W-E Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Tom	McClean	GB	Super Silver	1680	May 17 1969	July 27 1969	71	St Johns (Newfoundland Canada)	Blacksod Bay (Ireland)

Atlantic E-W Solo

First Crossing Of South Atlantic

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Amyr	Khan Klink	Brazil	I.A.T	3370	June 09 1984	September 18 1984	101	Bahia de Luderitz Namibia	Praia de Espera Brazil

Atlantic E-W Solo

First Crossing North Atlantic - South Atlantic

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Alex	Bellini	Italy	Rosa d'Atacama II	~5000	September 18 2005	April 30 2006	224 days	Genoa, Italy	Fortaleza, Brazil

Atlantic E-W Solo

First Crossing South Atlantic - North Atlantic

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Erden	Eruc	Turkey	Around-n-Over	6100	October 10 2011	March 6 2012	148	Bahia de Luderitz Namibia	Trinidad & Tobago

Atlantic E-W Double

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Don	Allum	GB	QE3	2730	January 12 1971	March 26 1971	74	Las Palmas (Tenerife Canary Islands)	Barbados (West Indies)
Geoff	Allum

Atlantic E-W Double
First Woman To Row The Atlantic

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Kathleen	Saville	USA	Excalibur	2800	March 18 1981	June 10 1981	89	Casablanca (Morocco) via Hierro Canary Islands	English Harbour Antigua (West Indies)
Curtis	Saville

Atlantic E-W Solo

First Woman To Row Any Ocean Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Tori	Murden	USA	Sector No Limits American Pearl	3333	September 13 1999	December 03 1999	81	Los Gigantes Tenerife, Canary Islands	Guadelupe (West Indies)

Atlantic W-E Solo

First Woman To Row Atlantic W-E

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Maud	Fontenoy	France	Pilotl	4038	June 13 2003	October 9 2003	117	St Pierre et Miquelon (off Newfoundland)	La Coruna, Spain

Atlantic E-W Double
First All Women Ocean Double

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

Stephanie	Brown	New Zealand	Telecom Challenge 25	~3000	October 7 2001	November 26 2001	50 days 7h 00min	Playa San Juan Tenerife, Canarias, Spain	Port St. Charles, Barbados
Jude	Ellis

Atlantic E-W Four
The First Ocean Four

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Shaun	Barker	GB	Queensgate	2907	January 20 2004	February 26 2004	36 days 59 min	San Sebastian de La Gomera (Canary Islands)	Port Saint Charles, Barbados (West Indies)
Jason	Hart
Phil	Langman
Yorkie	Lomas

Atlantic E-W Four
First All Women Ocean Four

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

Paula	Evemy	GB (Guernsey)	Mission Atlantic	~3000	November 30 2005	February 05 2006	67d 07h 20 min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Antigua (West Indies)
Kathy	Tracey
Sarah	Day
Lois	Rawlins-Duquemin

Atlantic E-W Five
The First Ocean Five

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

Ben	Thackwray	GB	Oyster Shack	3011	December 23 2007 12:05GMT	January 29 2008 17:55GMT	37d 5h 55 min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Antigua
Mike	Martin
George	Oliver
Ian	Couch
Simon	Chalk	Captain

Atlantic E-W Five
The First First All Women Ocean Five

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

Julia	Immonen	GB	The Guardian	December 5 2011	January 22 2012	45 days 15h 26 min	San Sebastian, La Gomera	PSC, Barbados
Debbie	Beadle
Katie	Pattison-Hart
Helen	Leigh
Kate	Richardson	Ireland

Atlantic E-W Six
The First Ocean Six

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

Peter	Williams	IRE	Sarah G	January 12 2010	March 11 2010 02:57GMT	57d 19h 57min	Agadir, Morocco	Port St Charles, Barbados
Mylene	Paquette	CAN
Pedro	Cunha	Portugal
Mike	Jones	Ireland
James	Kenworthy	GB
Matt	Craughwell	GB, Captain

Atlantic E-W Crew of 11
The First Ocean 11

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Captain Gerard	Seibel	France	La Mondiale	2800	March 25 1992	April 29 1992	35 days 8 h 30 min	Santa-Crus-de-la-Palma (Canary Islands)	Martinique (West Indies)
(11 man crew)

Atlantic E-W Crew of 12
The First Ocean 12

David	Hosking	GB	Britannia III	January 4 2010 5:00GMT	February 11 2010 16:37GMT	38 days 11h 07min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Port St Charles, Barbados
Linda	Brewer
James	Scott
James	Nettleton
Peter	Gadiot
Ian	Coach
Lee	Fudge
Robert	Prentice
Neil	Ward
Anne	Miltenberger	USA
Lise	Kronborg	Denmark
Allan	Lyngholm	Denmark

Atlantic E-W Crew of 14
The First Ocean 14

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Peter	Donaldson	GB/ Republic of Ireland	La Mondiale	3140	December 15 2007 13:05GMT	January 17 2008 20:35GMT	33 days 7h 30min	Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Canary Islands, Spain	Port St Charles, Barbados, West Indies
Mike	Tooth
Julian	Barnwell
Reinhardt	von Hof
Ray	Carroll
Charlie	Taylor
Stuart	Kershaw
Don	Lennox
Oliver	Dudley
Rob	Loder-Symonds
Peter	Luard
Jamie	Walker
Liam	Hughes
Leven	Brown	Captain

Atlantic E-W Crew of 16
The First Ocean 16

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

Angela	Madsen	USA, Captain	Big Blue	January 15 2011 19:25GMT	March 4th 2011 13:25GMT	47d 18h	Tarfaya, Morocco	PSC, Barbados
David	Davlianidze	Georgia
Ernst	Fiby	Austria
Ryan	Worth	USA
Elizabeth	Koenig
Aleksandra	Klimas-Mikalauskas
Louise	Graff
Steve	Roedde	Canada
Nigel	Roedde
Dylan	White
Zach	Scher
Charles	Wilkins
Sylvain	Croteau
Tom	Butscher	Canada/ Switzerland
Margaret	Bowling	Australia
Liam	Flynn	GB

Atlantic W-E Four

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
George	Rock	GB	Naturally Best	2312	31/05/05	10/07/05	39 days 22hours 10min 30sec	St. Johns, Newfoundland (Canada)	Longitude of Bishop's Rock
Robert	Munslow
Nigel	Morris
Steven	Dawson

Atlantic W-E Four from USA

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Gijs	Groeneveld	Netherlands	Vopak Victory	3708	27/05/05	27/07/05	60 days 16hours 19 min	Atlantic Highlands, NJ., USA	Longitude of Bishop's Rock
Robert	Hoeve
Jaap	Koomen
Maarten	Staarink

Atlantic Both Directions Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Don	Allum	GB	QE3	2715	January 30 1986	May 23 1986	114	Pasito Blanco (Tenerife Canary Islands)	Nevis (West Indies)
Don	Allum	GB	QE3	1720	June 21 1987	September 5 1987	76	St Johns (Newfoundland Canada)	Dooagh, Ireland

Atlantic Both Directions Solo

First Woman To Row Any Ocean Both Directions Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Anne	Quemere	France	Le Connetable
				3099	December 26 2002	February 21 2003	56 days 13 h 09min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Canaria	Guadeloupe
				4065	June 3 2004	August 30 2004	87	Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)	Meridian of I.d'Ouessant, France (her stated goal)

Atlantic Both Directions Solo Twice

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Emmanuel	Coindre	France	Ville de Dinard	3231	April 15 2001	June 11 2001	57days 4h30min	Puerto Mogan Gran Canaria	Guadeloupe
			Lady Bird	4545	July 29 2002	October 25 2002	87 days 13hours 59 min	Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)	d'Ouessant, France
				2891	January 7 2004	February 19 2004	42 days 14hours 32min	Restinga Del Hierro (El Hierro Canary Islands)	Guadeloupe
				3387	July 9 2004	September 10 2004	62 days 19hours 48 min	Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)	Meridian of I.d'Ouessant, France

Atlantic Both Directions in One Year Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Emmanuel	Coindre	France
			Lady Bird
				2891	January 7 2004	February 19 2004	42 days 14hours 32min	Restinga Del Hierro (El Hierro Canary Islands)	Guadeloupe
				3387	July 9 2004	September 10 2004	62 days 19hours 48 min	Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)	Meridian of I.d'Ouessant, France

Atlantic E-W Twice in the Same Year Double

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Michael	Perrens	GB
			1) Carpe Diem	~3000	January 20 2004 11:00GMT	March 08 2004	48 days 6h 36min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Port St. Charles, Barbados
			2) Britannia Endeavour	3100	November 12 2004 14:05GMT	December 23 2004 07:33GMT	40days 17h 28min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Port St. Charles, Barbados

1) with Chris Morgan
2) with Frank Gargan

Atlantic W-E Four
First Crew to Row The Atlantic W-E
From Mainland US To Mainland UK

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Brad	Vickers	USA	James Robert Hanssent	3290	10/06/06	20/08/06	71 days 3hours 22 min 35 sec (from land to land)	Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City, NJ, USA	Falmouth, Port Pendennis Marina
Dylan	LeValley
Greg	Spooner
Jordan	Hanssen

Atlantic E-W Solo
First Physically Disable To Row an Ocean

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Stuart	Boreham	GB	Macmillan Spirit	3341	November 15 2004	March 3 2004 23:20GMT	109days 12h 09min	Playa Santiago, La Gomera, Spain	Port St. Charles, Barbados

Atlantic E-W Double
First Physically Disable Crew To Row An Ocean

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Frank	Bruno	France	Bout de Vie	3000	November 30 2005	January 23 2006, 15:36GMT	54d 3h 31min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Antigua (West Indies)
Dominique	Benassi

P A C I F I C O C E A N

Pacific E-W Double

First Crossing Of The Pacific

First Woman To Row Any Ocean

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

John

Fairfax

Britannia II

8041

April 26 1971

April 22 1972

361

San Francisco California (USA)
37:47:36N 122:33:17W

122 122:

via Ensanada Mexico
&Washington island
& Fanning Island(Line Island)
& Onotoa Gilbert Islands
to Hayman Island (Australia)
20:02:24S 148:31:12E148:

Sylvia

Cook

Mid-Pacific E-W Solo

First Rowing In The Pacific Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Anders	Svedlund	Sweden	Waka Moana	6462	Feb 27 1974	Sept 06 1974	191	Huasco, Chile	Apia, West Samoa via Papeete, Tahiti

Mid-Pacific E-W Solo

First Woman Rowing In The Pacific Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Maud	Fontenoy	France	Oceor	4217	Jan 12 2005	March 26 2005	72	Callao, Lima	Hiva 'Oa, Marquesas Islands

Pacific E-W Solo

First Crossing Of The Pacific Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Peter	Bird	GB	Hele-on-Britannia	8688	August 23 1982	June 14 1983	294	San Francisco California (USA) 37:47:36N 122:33:17W 122	Great Barier Reef Australia (near Lockhart river) 12:00:00S 143:07:48E

Pacific E-W Solo

First Woman to row across the Pacific Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Roz	Savage	GB	Brocade	2545	May 25 2008	September 1 2008	99	San Francisco Bay, Presidio Yacht Club	Waikiki, Hawaii
				2681	MaMay 24 2009y 08	September 6 2009	104	Waikiki, Hawaii	Tarawa, Kiribati
					April 18 2010	June 3 2010	46	Tarawa, Kiribati	Madang, PNG

Pacific W-E Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Gerard	d’Aboville	France	Sector	4500	July 11 1991	November 21 1991	133	Choshi (Japan)	Ilwaco Washington State (USA)

Pacific W-E in Team of Two

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Mick	Dawson	GB	Bojangles	4500	May 8 2009	November 13 2009	189	San Francisco California (USA) Choshi (Japan)	San Francisco California (USA)
Chris	Martin

Two Oceans Solo - Atlantic W-E & Pacific W-E

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Gerard	d’Aboville	France	Captaine Cook	2735	July 19 1980	September 20 1980	72	Cape Cod (USA)	Brest (France)
Gerard	d’Aboville	France	Sector	4500	July 11 1991	November 21 1991	133	Choshi (Japan)	Ilwaco Washington State (USA)

Two Oceans in Team of Two - Atlantic E-W & Pacific E-W

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Curtis	Saville	US	Excalibur	2800	March 18 1981	June 10 1981	89	Casablanca (Morocco) via Hierro Canary Islands	English Harbour Antigua (West Indies)
Kathleen	Saville
Curtis	Saville		Excalibur Pacific	9673	July 04 1984	July 31 1985	189	Callao (Peru)	via Galapagos &Pago Pago &Marquesis &New Hebrides to Cairns (Australia) 16:36:36S 145:25:48E
Kathleen	Saville

Three Oceans Solo - Atlantic E-W & Pacific E-W & Indian E-W
First Person to Row Three Oceans

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Erden	Eruç	Turkey	Around-n-Over	3529	Jan 29 2006	May 05 2006	95d 22h	Gran Canaria	Guadeloupe
Erden	Eruç	Turkey	Around-n-Over	9493	July 10 2007	May 17 2008	312 days	Bodega bay, CA., USA	New Guinea
Erden	Eruc	Turkey	Around-n-Over	5523	July 13 2010	November 26 2010	136d 12h	Carnarvon, WA.	Mahajanga, Madagascar

Three Oceans Solo - Atlantic E-W & Pacific E-W & Indian E- W
First Woman to Row Three Oceans

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Roz	Savage	GB	Sedna Solo	~3000	Nov 30 2005	March 13 2006	103 5h 43min	San Sebastian La Gomera (Spain)	Antigua
Roz	Savage	GB	Brocade	2387	May 25 2008	September 1 2008	99 days 8h 55min	San Francisco, USA	Oahu, Hawaii
				2681	May 24 2009	September 6 2009	104d 21h 30min	Honolulu, Hawaii	Tarawa, Gilbert Islands
					April 18 2010	June 3 2010	46 days	Tarawa, Kiribati	Madang, Papua New Guinea
Roz	Savage	GB	Sedna		April 30 2011	October 4 2011	157d 7h 30min	Geraldton, WA	Mauritius

I N D I A N O C E A N

Indian E-W Solo

First Crossing Of The Indian

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Anders	Svedlund	Sweden	Roslagena	4313	April 21 1971	June 23 1971	64	Kalbarri (Western Australia)	A beach near Diego Suarez, Madagascar

Indian E-W Eight
First Crew to Row the Indian

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Angela	Madsen	USA	Aud Eamus	3600	April 28 2009	June 25 2009 15:02GMT	58d 15h 08min	Geraldton, Western Australia	Port Louis, Mauritius
Helen	Taylor	GB
Bernard	Fissett	Belgium
Doug	Tumminello	USA
Brian	Flick	USA
Paul	Cannon	GB
Ian	Couch	GB
Simon	Chalk	GB

Indian E-W
First Women to Row the Indian

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Angela	Madsen	USA	Aud Eamus	3600	April 28 2009	June 25 2009 15:02GMT	58d 15h 08min	Geraldton, Western Australia	Port Louis, Mauritius
Helen	Taylor	GB
in crew of eight

Indian E-W Solo

First Woman to Row The Indian Solo

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Sarah	Outen	GB	Serendipity	-3600	April 1 2009	August 3 2009	124d 14h 9min	Fremantle, Western Australia	Mauritius

Indian E-W Four
First Four to Row the Indian

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Phil	McCorry	GB	Bexhill Trust Challenger	3600	April 19 2009	June 26 2009 22:40GMT	68d 19h 40min	Geraldton, Western Australia	Port Louis, Mauritius
Nick	McCorry
Matt	Hellier
Ian	Allen

Indian E-W Double
First Team of Two to Row the Indian

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Guy	Watts	GB	Flying Ferkins	3600	April 19 2009	July 30 2009	102d 13h 40min	Geraldton, Western Australia	Port Louis, Mauritius
Andrew	Delaney

Indian E-W Four
First All-Women Crew to Row the Indian

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Sarah	Duff	GB	Pura Vida	3600	April 19 2009	July 6 2009	78 days	Geraldton, Western Australia	Port Louis, Mauritius
Fiona	Waller
Jo	Jackson
Elin	Haf Davis

Indian E-W & Atlantic E-W (Twice)
First Physically Disable To Row the Indian
First Physically Disable To Row Two Oceans

First Woman to Row Oceans Three Times

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Angela	Madsen	USA	1) Row of Life	~3000	December 2 2007 12:00GMT	February 7 2008	66 days 23h 24min	San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain	Antigua
			2) Aud Eamus	3600	April 28 2009	June 25 2009 15:02GMT	58d 15h 08min	Geraldton, Western Australia	Port Louis, Mauritius
			3) Big Blue		January 15 2011	March 4th 2011	47d 18h	Tarfaya, Morocco	Port St Charles, Barbados
1) - with Franck Festor (France) 2) - in crew of 8 3) - in crew of 16

A R C T I C O C E A N

Arctic E-W Double

FIRST NAME	SURNAME	COUNTRY	BOAT	MILES	DEPART	ARRIVAL	DAYS	FROM	TO
Eugene	Smurgis	Russia	Max-4	3510	July 20 1992	September 1 1993	131	Tiksi (Russia)	London (England)
Alexander	Smurgis