Returned/rescued/lost at sea.
Last update June 2006
| No | Ocean | First Name | Surname | Country | Boat name | Miles | Depart | End of row | days | from | rower | Boat |
| 1 |
Atlantic W-E Double |
David | Johnstone |
GB |
Puffin |
1200 |
May 21 1966 |
September 03 1966 - last log entry |
105 |
Virginia Beach, Virginia (USA) |
oceanrowers lost at sea | ocean rowboat picked up by H.M.C.S. "Chaudière" |
| John | Hoare | |||||||||||
| 2 |
Atlantic E-W solo |
Sidney |
Genders |
GB |
Khaggavisana |
120 |
May 28 1969 |
June 15 1969 |
18 |
Fort Wrath (Scotland) | abandoned row | towed back to starting point |
| 3 |
Atlantic E-W solo |
Arthur |
Hornby |
GB |
Yorkshire Rose |
n/a |
March 16 1970 |
March 20 1970 |
3 |
n/a | under review | |
| 4 | Indian E-W solo | Anders | Svedlund |
Sweden |
Waka Moana |
130 |
September 15 1970 |
September 19 1970 |
3 |
Perth (Australia) | under review | |
| 5 | Indian E-W solo | Anders | Svedlund |
Sweden |
Roslagena |
4400 |
March 1 1971 |
May 9 1971 |
70 |
Perth (Australia) | under review | |
| 6 | Pacific E-W double | John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
n/a |
April 10 1971 |
April 10 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California (USA) | returned due to bad weather conditions | |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||||
| 7 | Pacific E-W double | John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
n/a |
April 15 1971 |
April 15 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California (USA) | returned due to bad weather conditions | |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||||
| 8 | Pacific E-W double | John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
n/a |
April 20 1971 |
April 20 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California (USA) | returned due to bad weather conditions | |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||||
| 9 | Pacific W-E solo | Arthur | Hornby |
UK |
Yorkshire Rose |
170 |
1972 |
1972 |
30 |
from Kamaishi, Japan |
under review | |
| 10 | Pacific E-W double | Partick | Quesnel | USA | Hawaiiki |
230 |
May 18 1972 |
June 25 1972 |
7 | La Push, Washington State | Peter wished to retire from the row | ocean rowboat returned to land |
| Peter | Doorish | |||||||||||
| 11 | Pacific E-W double | Patrick | Quesnel | USA | Hawaiiki | 790 |
June 02 1972 |
July 02 1972 |
31 | Depoe Bay, Oregon | Peter wished to retire from the row | ocean rowboat returned to land |
| Peter | Doorish | |||||||||||
| 12 |
Atlantic W-E Double |
Don |
Allum |
GB |
QE3 |
1000 |
June 04 1972 |
August 19 1972 |
76 |
St. Johns, Newfoundland (Canada) |
both rowers
were picked up by ship separately |
ocean rowboat was picked up by ship |
|
Geoff |
Allum |
150 |
June 11 1972 |
5 |
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| 13 | Pacific E-W double | Patrick | Quesnel | USA | Hawaiiki | 150 |
August 28 1972 |
September 03 1972 |
6 | San Francisco | Steve wished to retire from the row | ocean rowboat returned to land |
| Steve | Ewbanks | |||||||||||
| 14 | Pacific E-W double | Patrick | Quesnel | USA | Hawaiiki | 1400 |
October 03 1972 |
January 04 1973 |
93 | Half Mooon Bay, California | John wished to retire from the row | ocean rowboat returned to land |
| John | Martineau | 130 |
October 08 1972 |
5 | ||||||||
| 15 | Pacific E-W solo | Anders | Svedlund |
Sweden |
Waka Moana |
4800 |
February 27 1974 |
September 06 1974 |
191 |
Huasco (Chile) | under review | |
| 16 | Atlantic E-W double |
Carol |
Maystone |
GB |
Brittania II |
150 |
March 24 1974 |
April 4 1974 |
10 |
Gibraltar | abandoned row in Casablanca | rowed with Peter Bird and Derek King who carried on. |
| 17 | Pacific E-W solo |
Patrick |
Satterlee |
USA |
Britannia II |
3 | July 13 1978 | July 13 1978 | 1 | San Diego, CA (USA) | tied up to 3 mile buoy and rower returned to land | boat owner John Fairfax withdrew support of this row |
| 18 |
Atlantic W-E solo |
Kenneth | Kerr |
GB |
Bass Conqueror |
700 |
May 01 1979 |
June 26 1979 |
58 |
St. Johns (Newfoundland, Canada) |
rescued |
ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 19 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Andrew |
Wilson |
GB |
Nautica |
n/a |
June 25 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
St. Johns (Newfoundland, Canada) | left with no radio
equipment. rower lost at sea |
ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 20 | Pacific E-W solo |
Peter |
Bird |
GB |
Britannia II |
3000 | October 1 1980 | February 26 1981 | 147 | San Francisco, CA (USA) | crashed into Maui, Hawaii | boat was smashed on rock but was retrieved |
| 21 |
Atlantic W-E solo |
Kenneth | Kerr |
GB |
Bass Conqueror |
~2100 |
May 21 1980 |
after Sept 16 1980 |
~119 |
Corner Brook (Newfoundland, Canada) | lost at sea |
ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 22 |
Atlantic E-W solo |
Geoff |
Cooper |
GB |
My Annette |
n/a |
August 27 1986 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a | under review | |
| 23 |
Atlantic E-W solo |
Geoff |
Cooper |
GB |
Water Rat (formerly My Annette) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | under review | |
| 24 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Guy |
Lemonier |
France |
Jacquet Enterprises |
30 |
June 16 1987 |
June 17 1987 |
1 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 25 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Guy |
Lemonier |
France |
Jacquet Enterprises |
30 |
June 21 1987 |
August 21 1987 |
1 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 26 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Frederic |
Guerin |
France |
Ramereve |
1600 |
June 27 1991 |
Sept. 22 1991 |
87 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 27 | Pacific W-E solo | Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
570 |
June 6 1992 |
June 25 1992 |
19 |
Vladivostok (Russia) |
returned due to bad weather conditions | |
| 28 |
Atlantic E-W solo |
Eugene |
Smurgis |
Russia |
Max-4 | 755 |
September 29 1993 |
November 19 1993 |
52 |
London (England) |
Oceanrower lost at sea |
ocean rowboat arrived to land in France |
| 29 | Pacific W-E solo | Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
6300 |
May 12 1993 |
March 12 1994 |
304 |
Vladivostok (Russia) |
run out of food. rescued by sea-land ship by arrangement | ocean rowboat was retrieved by the ship |
| 30 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Jean |
Lukes |
France |
Luxior Assurances |
135 |
July 31 1994 |
August 8 1994 |
8 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 31 | Pacific W-E solo | Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
30 |
June 12 1995 |
June 13 1995 |
1 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
returned due to bad weather conditions | |
| 32 | Pacific W-E solo | Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
30 |
June 14 1995 |
June 15 1995 |
1 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
returned due to bad weather conditions | |
| 33 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Jean |
Lukes |
France |
Luxior Assurances |
n/a |
June 24 1995 |
June 27 1995 |
3 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 34 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Jean |
Lukes |
France |
Luxior Assurances |
55 |
July 03 1995 |
July 6 1995 |
3 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 35 | Pacific E-W solo | Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two | 1400 |
March 27 1996 |
June 03 1996 |
69 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
activated EPIRB. oceanrower lost at sea |
ocean rowboat was picked up by ship |
| 36 | Pacific E-W solo |
Mick |
Bird |
USA |
Reach |
250 | August 4 1996 | August 14 1996 | 10 | Monterey, CA (USA) | small fire on board |
ocean rowboat was returned to land |
| 37 | Atlantic E-W double |
Carl |
Clinton |
GB |
Commodore Shipping |
250 |
October 12 1997 |
October 19 1997 |
7 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | Sat phone used. Airlifted by helicopter due to injury | Rowed with
John Searson. Partner carried on. |
| 38 | Atlantic E-W double |
David |
Mossman |
South Africa |
Key Challenger |
50 |
October 12 1997 |
December 20 1997 |
69 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | rescued by yacht due to injury | Rowed with David Immelman. Partner carried on. |
| 39 | Atlantic E-W double |
Boris |
Renzelmann |
Germany |
Wabun |
300 |
October 12 1997 |
October 22 1997 |
10 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | retired from race | ocean rowboat was rowed back to starting point |
| Nikolai | Wedemeye | |||||||||||
| 40 | Atlantic E-W double |
Jean Marc |
Meunier |
France |
La Baleine |
510 |
October 12 1997 |
October 29 1997 |
17 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | activated EPIRB. rescued by yacht | ocean rowboat was burnt at sea |
| Marie Christine | Meunier | |||||||||||
| 41 | Atlantic E-W double |
David |
Riches |
GB |
Walter Scott Partners |
60 |
October 12 1997 |
October 14 1997 |
2 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | activated
EPIRB. airlifted by helicopter |
ocean rowboat was towed back to starting point |
| Peter | Haining | |||||||||||
| 42 | Atlantic E-W double |
Louise |
Graff |
USA |
American Pearl |
29 |
October 12 1997 |
October 13 1997 |
1 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | retired from race | ocean rowboat was rowed back to starting point |
| Tori | Murden | |||||||||||
| 43 | Atlantic E-W double | Ian | Chater |
GB |
This Way Up |
60 |
October 12 1997 |
October 13 1997 |
1 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | retired from race | ocean rowboat was rowed back to starting point |
| Nigel | Garbett | |||||||||||
| 44 | Atlantic E-W double | Edward | Boreham |
GB |
Spirit of Spelthorne |
840 |
October 12 1997 |
November 13 1997 |
28 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | activated
EPIRB. plane sent from Azores and directed rescue by yacht |
ocean rowboat was burnt at sea |
| Matthew | Boreham | |||||||||||
| 45 | Atlantic E-W double | Louise | Graff |
USA |
American Pearl |
60 |
October 22 1997 |
October 24 1997 |
2 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | retired from race | ocean rowboat was rowed back to starting point |
| Tori | Murden | |||||||||||
| 46 |
Atlantic E-W solo |
Peggy |
Bouchet |
France |
Sector No Limits |
3000 |
March 10 1998 |
May 28 1998 |
79 |
Port De Morgan (Canary Islands) |
activated
EPIRB. oceanrower was rescued |
ocean rowboat arrived in Porto Rica |
| 47 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Tori |
Murden |
USA |
Sector No Limits American Pearl |
3050 |
June 14 1998 |
September 7 1998 |
85 |
Nag's
Head (N. Carolina, USA) |
activated EPIRB oceanrower was rescued | ocean rowboat found 40 miles off coast Portugal |
| 48 | Atlantic E-W solo |
Matthew |
Boreham |
GB |
Spirit of Spelthorne II |
n/a |
August 17 1998 |
August 25 1998 |
9 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | a request was made for fishing boat to tow back to Los Gigantes | |
| 49 | Atlantic E-W solo |
Richard |
Jones |
USA |
Brother of Jared |
n/a |
September 24 1998 |
September 27 1998 |
3 |
Lisbon (Portugal) | radio call was made and ocean rowboat was towed to Ragged Island | |
| 50 | Atlantic E-W crew | Roy | Finlay |
GB |
Atlantic Endeavour |
n/a |
November 1 1998 |
November 16 1998 |
16 |
Pouerto de Morgan, Gran Canaria, |
trip abandoned at Cape Verde | |
| Bill | Baxter | |||||||||||
| Andy | Bird | |||||||||||
| Sharon | Coen | |||||||||||
| Jennifer | Forbes | |||||||||||
| Anders | Gerrish | |||||||||||
| Patrick | Kendall | |||||||||||
| John | Langley | |||||||||||
| Gary | McCabe | |||||||||||
| Stuart | McGhee | |||||||||||
| Jim | Nye | |||||||||||
| Graeme | Rankin | |||||||||||
| Rory | Taylor | |||||||||||
| Damian | Toghill | |||||||||||
| John | Wills | |||||||||||
| Alistair | Young | |||||||||||
| 51 | Atlantic E-W solo | Arnaud | Guiot |
Belgium |
Koloss |
n/a |
December 6 1998 |
December 13 1998 |
7 |
Tenerife (Canary islands) | helicopter rescue was made | ocean rowboat was never found |
| 52 | Atlantic E-W solo | Elisabeth | Hoff | Norway | Star Atlantic | 420 | February 17 1999 |
February 27 1999 |
10 | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | activated EPIRB oceanrower was rescued | ocean rowboat was washed ashore on Turks and Cacous Island |
| 53 | Pacific E-W solo | Andrew | Halsey | GB | Brittany Rose | 6700 | July 15 1999 | April 5 2000 | 266 | San Diego, CA (USA) | activated EPIRB. rescued by Korean fishing ship | ocean rowboat was picked up at sea |
| 54 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Matthew |
Boreham |
GB |
Spirit of Spelthorne II |
6 |
July 22 1999 |
July 22 1999 |
1 |
St. Johns (Newfoundland, Canada) | rowed out of harbour and was towed back in at his request | |
| 55 | Pacific W-E solo | Joseph | Le Guen |
France |
www.Keepitblue.com |
1770 |
February 3 2000 |
April 2 2000 |
59 |
Wellington (New Zealand) |
frostbite in feet. was rescued by the ship | ocean rowboat was lost at sea |
| 56 |
Atlantic W-E Double |
Roy | Finlay |
GB |
Celtic Crossing |
250 |
July 28 2000 |
August 24 2000 |
26 |
St. Johns, Newfoundland (Canada) |
ocean rowboat was towed back by Canadian Coastguard | |
| Colleen | Cronin | USA | ||||||||||
| 57 | Atlantic E-W solo | Vyatcheslav | Kavtchenko | RUS | Rostov-on-Don | 116 | March 31 2001 |
April 08 2001 |
8 |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canary islands) | activated EPIRB. was rescued by helicopter 5 miles from La Gomera island |
ocean rowboat
was towed to La Gomera |
| 58 | Pacific W-E double | Tim | Welford |
GB |
Pacific Odyssey |
5515 |
May 05 2001 |
September 17 2001 |
135 |
Choshi (Japan) | run down by fishing boat. Both rowers rescued | 1/2 of ocean rowboat was brought back to land |
| Dom | Mee | |||||||||||
| 59 | Atlantic W-E solo |
Nenad |
Belic |
USA |
LUN |
2618 |
May 11 2001 |
September 30 2001 |
151 |
Cape Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB. oceanrower lost at sea |
ocean rowboat was recovered off the coast of County Clare, Ireland |
| 60 | Atlantic W-E solo | Jean | Lukes |
France |
Les Sauveteurs en Mer |
335 |
June 21 2001 |
June 30 2001 |
9 |
Cape
Cod (Mass. USA) |
activated EPIRB | ocean rowboat arrived to land |
| 61 | Atlantic E-W double |
Andrew |
Veal |
GB |
Troika Transatlantic |
370 |
October 7 2001 |
October 20 2001 |
13 |
Playa San Juan, Tenerife (Canary islands) | Sat phone used. Rescued by yacht due to health problem |
Rowed with Debra Veal. Partner carried on |
| 62 |
Atlantic E-W double |
Rik |
Knoop |
Holland |
Domani 2 |
10 |
October 7 2001 |
October 8 2001 |
1 |
Playa
San Juan, Tenerife (Canaria) |
returned for repairs |
|
|
Michael |
Tuijn |
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| 63 |
Atlantic E-W double |
Xabier |
Agote |
Spain |
Euskadi |
60 |
October 7 2001 |
October 10 2001 |
3 |
Playa San Juan, Tenerife (Canaria) |
rowed
to El Hiero, Canaria for repairs |
|
|
Urko |
Mendiburu |
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| 64 | Atlantic E-W double | Jason | Hart | GB |
Dartmothian |
180 |
October 7 2001 |
October 14 2001 |
7 |
Playa San Juan, Tenerife (Canary islands) | Sat phone used. Rescued by yacht | ocean rowboat was burnt at sea |
| David | Hart | |||||||||||
| 65 | Atlantic E-W double | Richard | ||||||||||