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Ocean
Rowboats exhibited at the Earl's Court Boat Show 2007 |
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Puffin 1966 |
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FIRST in 20th Century (There was one in 1896)
15.00 feet long
6.00 feet beam
5.6 feet height
Built by Souters Isle of WIight,
designed by Colin Mudie
Atlantic West - East and East - West |
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From the collection of historic ocean
rowboats of ORS Int. |
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Britannia 1969 |
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FIRST solo across ANY OCEAN
25 feet long
5.00 beam
5.00 feet height
Built by Clare Lalow,
designed by Uffa Fox
Atlantic East - West |
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From the collection of historic ocean
rowboats of ORS Int. |
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Khaggavisana 1969 |
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FIRST and only start in UK
20 feet long
5.6 beam
5.00 heigh
Built by Bradford boat yard
Atlantic East - West |
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From the collection of historic ocean
rowboats of ORS Int. |
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Britannia II 1974 |
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FIRST across the Pacific
35 feet long
6. feet wide
5 feet high
Built by Clare Lalow
designed by Uffa Fox
Pacific East - West |
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From the collection of historic ocean
rowboats of ORS Int. |
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Nautica 1980 |
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The youngest to attempt to row any ocean solo (Atlantic West -
East)
20.00 feet long
5.00 feet beam
3.00 feet height
Built and designed by Andrew Wilson of Garth Hill College,
Bracknell, Berkshire |
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From the collection of historic ocean
rowboats of ORS Int. |
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Sector II 1991 |
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FIRST and only attempt to row Pacific West - East from
continent to continent; the longest solo at sea for any ocean
rowboat - 304 days
25.00 feet long
5.00 feet beam
4.00 feet height
Built by Peter Bird
designed by Nic Bailey |
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From the collection of historic ocean
rowboats of ORS Int. |
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Spirit of EDF
Energy 2005 |
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Challenge class ocean
rowboat (since 2004 - Woodvale pairs). The most used design
since 1997.
102 out of 192 rows were completed in these boats.
25.00 feet long
6.00 feet wide
6.00 feet high
Designed by Phil Morrison
Atlantic East - West |
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Courtesy of
James Cracknel
and Ben Fogle |
