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W O M E N — O C E A N R O W E R S

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No Ocean 1st Name Surname Country Solo/Double/
Four...
Boat Depart From To
                   

 

ROWS COMPLETED

GB - 25 USA - 14 FR - 7 NZ - 2 CANADA - 4 HUNGARY - 1 AUSTRALIA-2 DENMARK - 1 IRELAND - 1 GERMANY - 1

 

COUNTRIES AND NUMBER OF WOMEN OCEAN ROWERS

GB - 46 USA - 14 FR - 8 NZ - 3 CANADA - 4 HUNGARY - 1 AUSTRALIA-1 DENMARK - 1 IRELAND - 1 GERMANY - 1

 

 

No Ocean 1st Name Surname Country Solo/Double Boat Miles Depart Arrival Days From To
1 Pacific E-W Sylvia Cook GB Double with
John Fairfax
Britannia II 8041 April 26 1971 April 22 1972 361 San Francisco 
California (USA)
37:47:36N 
122:33:17W
via Ensanada Mexico
&Washington island
& Fanning Island
 (Line Island)
& Onotoa Gilbert Islands
to Hayman Island (Australia)
2 Atlantic E-W Kathleen Saville USA Double with
 Curtis Saville
Excalibur 2800 March 18 1981 June 10 1981 89 Casablanca
(Morocco)
via Hierro
Canary Islands
English Harbour
 Antigua
(West Indies)
3 Pacific E-W Kathleen Saville USA Double with
 Curtis Saville
Excalibur
Pacific
9673 July 04 1984 July 31 1985 189 Callao (Peru) via Galapagos
&Pago Pago
&Marquesis
&New Hebrides
to Cairns (Australia)
4 Atlantic E-W Nadia Rice GB Double with
David Rice
Hannah Snell 2931 October 12 1997 December 06 1997 55d 
2hr
Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Barbados
(West Indies)
5 Atlantic E-W Isabel Fraser GB Double with
Richard 
Duckworth
Stylus Mistral Endeavour 3058 October 12 1997 January 04 1998 84d 
1hr
Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Barbados
(West Indies)
6 Atlantic E-W Jan Meek GB Double with 
Daniel Byles
Carpe Diem 3044 October 12 1997 January 21 1998 100d
18hr
Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Barbados
(West Indies)
7 Atlantic E-W Tori Murden USA solo Sector No Limits 
American Pearl
3333 September 13 1999 December 03 1999 81d 
7hr
Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Guadelupe
(West Indies)
8 Atlantic E-W Diana Hoff GB solo Star Atlantic ll 3025 September 13 1999 January 05 2000 113 Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Barbados
(West Indies)
9 Atlantic E-W Peggy Bouchet France solo SFR
(aka Sector No Limits)
2524 November 18 1999 January 05 2000 47d 20h San Pedro 
Light house
San Vicente
Cape Verde
Martinique
(West Indies)
10 Atlantic E-W Stephanie Brown New Zealand double Telecom 
Challenge 25
~3000 October 10 2001 November 26 2001 50d
7h
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Barbados
(West Indies)
Jude Ellis
11 Atlantic E-W Debra Veal GB Double with
Andrew Veal (retired 
after 14 days)
Troika
Transatlantic
~3000 October 10 2001 January 26 2002 111d
(98d alone)
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Barbados
(West Indies)
12 Atlantic E-W Jenny Jardine USA Double with
Ray Jardine
Caper 2907 November 07 2002 December 30 2002 53 d
10h 46m
St. Sebastian, 
La Gomera, Canaries
Pt. St. Charles, Barbados
(West Indies)
13 Atlantic E-W Anne Quéméré France solo Le Connetable 3099 December 26 2002 February 21 2003 56 d
13h 09m
St. Sebastian, 
La Gomera, Canaries
Guadeloupe
(West Indies)
14 Atlantic W-E Maud Fontenoy France solo Pilot 4038 June 13 2003 October 9 2003 117 d
14h 10m
St Pierre et Miquelon (off Newfoundland) La Coruna, Spain
15

Atlantic E-W

Faye Langham

GB

Double with Andy Giles

Bluebell

~3000 

October 19 2003 December 17 2003 18.40GMT 59days 8 h 40 min

St. Sebastian, 
La Gomera, Canaries

Port St. Charles,
Barbados

16 Atlantic E-W Sally Kettle

GB

double

Calderdale Yorkshire Challenger

~3000

January 20 2004

May 5 2004 02:28GMT

105d 16h 28min

St. Sebastian, 
La Gomera, Canaries

Port St. Charles,
Barbados

Sarah Kettle
17 Atlantic W-E Anne Quemere

France

solo

Le Connetable

4065

June 3 2004

August 30 2004

87d 12h 15min

Chatham, Cape Cod, USA

Lizard Meridian (her stated goal)

18

Mid-Pacific E-W

Maud Fontenoy

France

solo

OCÉOR  (formerly PILOT)

4217

January 12 2005

March 26 2005

72 days

Callao, Lima Peru

Hiva 'Oa, Marquesas Islands

19 Atlantic E-W and Carribean Julie Wafaei Canada Double with Colin Angus Ondine 6111 Sept 23 2005 February 24 2006 118 + 23 days Lisbon, Portugal via St Lucia to
Limon, Costa Rica
20 Atlantic E-W Liz  O'Keeffe

GB

Double with Richard  Mayon-White Row 4 Cancer

~3000

Nov 30 2005

January 30 2006

60d 18h 56 min

San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain)

Antigua

21 Atlantic E-W Paula Evemy

Guernsey, GB

Four

Mission Atlantic

~3000

Nov 30 2005

 February 05 2006

67d 07h  20 min

San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain)

Antigua

Kathy  Tracey
Sarah Day
Lois  Rawlins-Duquemin
22 Atlantic E-W Rebecca Thorpe GB Double Marion
 Making Waves
~3000 Nov 30 2005

February 13 2006

75 days 11h

San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain)

Antigua

Stephanie Temperton
23 Atlantic E-W Sally Kettle GB Four Shelterbox
( Rowgirls)
~3000 Nov 30 2005 February 15 2006 77 days + (time to be defined) San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
Claire Mills
Sue  McMillan
Jo Davies 1520 January 14 2006 45 days

rescued due to health problem

24 Atlantic E-W Victoria Holmes Canada Double with Paul Gleeson Christina ~3000 Nov 30 2005 February 23 2006 84 days 23h 9min San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
25 Atlantic E to W Roz Savage GB solo Sedna Solo ~3000 Nov 30 2005 March 13 2006 103 5h 43min San Sebastian
La Gomera (Spain)

Antigua

26 Atlantic E to W Sophie Macé France solo LE KOONAK ~ Nov 19 2006 January 7 2007 48 days 22h 58min Saint Louis, Senegal

Saint Laurent,  French Guyana

27 Atlantic E to W Andrea Pálos Hungary Double with Gábor Rakonczai  Tüzhangya 4144 Nov 27 2006 December 23 2006 26 d 07h 30 min Rota, Spain

Gran Canaria via Morocco and Lanzarote

January 09 2007 March 1 2007 51d 06h 10min Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria Antigua
28 Atlantic E to W Emily Kohl USA Four UnFinished Business ~3000 December 2 2007 12:00GMT January 23 2008 04:31GMT 51 days 16h
31 min
San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
Sarah Kessans USA
Tara Remington NZ
Jo Davies GB
29 Atlantic E to W Angela Madsen USA Double with Franck Festor Row of Life ~3000 December 2 2007 12:00GMT February 7 2008 66 days
23h 24min
San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
30 Atlantic E to W Catherine Allaway GB Double Atlantic Jack ~3000 December 2 2007 12:00GMT February 13 2008 73 days 5h 14min San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
Margaret Bowling Australia
31 Atlantic
 E to W
Clair Desborough GB Four Silver Cloud ~3000 December 2 2007 12:00GMT February 14 2008 74 days 1h 54min San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
Fiona Waller
Rachel Flanders
Sarah  Duff
32 Atlantic
 E to W
Linda Griesel GB Double Barbara Ivy ~3000 December 2 2007 12:00GMT February 16 2008 76 days 11h 12min San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
Rachel Smith
33 Atlantic
 E to W
Elin Haf Davies GB Double  Dream Maker ~3000 December 2 2007 12:00GMT February 17 2008 77 days 7h 37min San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain) Antigua
Herdip Sidhu
34 Pacific
 E to W
Roz Savage GB Solo  Brocade 2387 May 25 2008 September 1 2008 99 days
8h 55min
San Francisco, USA Honolulu, Hawaii
2681 May 24 2009 September 6 2009 104d 21h 30min Honolulu, Hawaii Tarawa, Gilbert Islands
- April 18 2010 June 3 2010 46d 04h 15min Tarawa, Gilbert Islands Madang, PNG
35 Indian
E to W
Angela Madsen USA crew of eight  Aud Eamus 3600 April 28 2009 June 25 2009 15:02GMT 58d 15h 08min

Geraldton, Western Australia

Port Louis, Mauritius

Helen Taylor GB
36 Indian
 E to W
Sarah  Duff GB Four Pura Vida - April 19 2009 July 6 2009 78 days Geraldton, Western Australia Port Louis, Mauritius
Fiona Waller
Jo  Jackson
Elin Haf Davis
37 Indian
 E to W
Sarah Outen GB Solo Serendipity 3600 April 1 2009 Aug 3 2009 124d 14h 9min Fremantle, WA. Mauritius
38 Atlantic
 E-W
Katie Spotz USA Solo Liv   Jan 03 2010 March 14 2010 70d 5h 22min Dakar, Senegal Georgetown, Guyana
39 Atlantic
 E-W
Linda Brewer GB Team of 12 Britannia III   Jan 04 2010 Feb 11 2010 38 days 11h 07min San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Port St Charles, Barbados
Lise Kronborg Denmark
Anne Miltenberger USA
40 Atlantic
E-W
Catherine Remy France Four Vivaldi (Rames Dames)   Jan 04 2010
March 9 2010
64 days San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Antigua
Quitterie Marque
Laurence Grand Clement
Laurence  De Rancourt
41 Atlantic E-W Lia Ditton GB Double with
Mick Birchall
Dream Maker   Jan 04 2010 March 18 2010 72d 23h 29m San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Antigua
42 Atlantic E-W Kiley Trehoral-Daly GB Team of Four with
Jo Langmead
Mission Atlantic   Jan 04 2010 March 20 2010 74 days San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Antigua
Sarah Medland
Karen Radband
43 Atlantic E-W Melanie King GB Double Explore   Jan 04 2010 March 22 2010 77 days San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Antigua
Anne Januszewski
44 Atlantic E-W Mylene  Paquette Canada Team of 6 Sara G 3168 Jan 12 2010 March 11 2010 57d 19h 57min Agadir, Morocco Barbados
45 Atlantic E-W Naomi Hoogesteger GB Team of 6 Hallin Marine 2949 Jan 6 2011 February 7 2011 31d 23h 31min San Miguel Marina,  Tenerife Barbados
46 Atlantic E-W Angela Madsen USA Team of 16 Big Blue 3168 Jan 11 2011 March 4 2011 47d 18h Tarfaya, Morocco PSC, Barbados
Elizabeth Koenig
Aleksandra Klimas-Mikalauskas
Louise Graff
Margaret Bowling Australia
47 Atlantic E-W Anna Lewis GB Team of 14 Britannia III   Jan 31 2011 March 15 2011 42d 17h 54min Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria PSC, Barbados
 Suzanne Pinto USA
Beth O'Kain
Jennifer Weterings Canada
48 Indian E-W Roz Savage GB Solo Sedna   April 30 2011 October 4 2011 157d 7h 30min Geraldton, WA. Mauritius
49 Atlantic E-W Janice Jakait Germany Solo Bifröst 3544 November 23 2011 February 21 2012 90d 05h Portimao, Portugal Barbados
50 Atlantic E-W Julia Immonen GB Team of 5 The Guardian   December 5 2011 January 22 2012 45 days 15h 26 min San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Barbados
Debbie Beadle
Helen Leigh
Kate Richardson
Katie Pattison-Hart Ireland
51 Atlantic E-W Sonya Baumstein USA Team of 4  Epoch   December 5 2011 January 30 2012 56 days 9 h 20 min San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Barbados
52 Atlantic E-W Helena Smalman-Smith GB Double with Richard Smalman-Smith Dream it Do it   December 5 2011 February 18 2012 75 days 1h 29min San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain Barbados

 

Editors note. There have been 80 women to row an ocean successfully. 

1 of them rowed 3 oceans

Roz Savage GB

6 of them rowed 2 oceans

Kathleen Saville US
Maud Fontenoy France
Fiona Waller GB
Sarah Duff GB
Elin Haf Davis GB
Angela Madsen USA

3 of them rowed an ocean twice

Anne Quemere France
Sally Kettle GB
Margaret Bowling Australia


1 of them rowed oceans three times

Angela Madsen USA


This makes for a total of 52 rows:
 1 - in a crew of 16, 1 - in a crew of 14,  1 - in a crew of 12, 1 - in a crew of eight, 2 - in a crew of six,
 5
- in a crew of five; 8 - in a crew of four,
23 - double and 14 - solo rows.


ROWS INCOMPLETE

GB - 9 USA - 5 FR - 4   NORWAY - 1 NZ - 1 CANADA - 2 GERMANY - 1

 

No Ocean 1st Name Surname Country Solo/Double Boat Miles Depart Arrival Days From
1 Pacific E-W Sylvia Cook GB Double with
John Fairfax
Britannia II -- April 10 1971 April 10 1971 0 San Francisco 
California (USA)
2 Pacific E-W Sylvia Cook GB Double with
John Fairfax
Britannia II -- April 15 1971 April 15 1971 0 San Francisco 
California (USA)
3 Pacific E-W Sylvia Cook GB Double with
John Fairfax
Britannia II -- April 20 1971 April 20 1971 0 San Francisco 
California (USA)
4 Atlantic E-W Carol Maystone GB team of three 
with Peter Bird 
& Derek King
Britannia II 150 March  24 1974 April 04 1974 10 Gibraltar
5 Atlantic E-W Louise Graff USA Double   American Pearl 29 October 12 1997 October 13 1997 1 Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Tori Murden
6 Atlantic E-W    Marie Christine Meunier France Double with 
Jean Marc
Meunier
La Baleine 510 October 12 1997 October 29 1997 17 Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
7 Atlantic E-W Louise Graff USA double   American Pearl 60 October 22 1997 October 24 1997 2 Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
Tori Murden
8 Atlantic W-E Tori Murden USA solo Sector No Limits 
American Pearl
3050 June 14 1998 September 07 1998 85 Nag's Head 
North Carolina
 USA
9 Atlantic E-W Peggy Bouchet France solo Sector No Limits 3000 March 10 1998 May 28 1998 79 Port De Morgan 
(Gran Canaria)
10 Atlantic E-W Elisabeth Hoff Norway solo Star Atlantic 420 February 17 1999 February 27 1999 10 Los Gigantes
Tenerife 
Canary Islands
11 Atlantic W-E Colleen Cronin USA Double with
Roy Finlay (GB)
Celtic Crossing 250 July 28 2000 August 24 2000 26 St. Johns, 
Newfoundland (Canada)
12 Atlantic E-W Anne Quéméré France solo Connetable 354

December 5 2002

December 13 2002

8days 15h
29min
San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
13 Atlantic E-W Sally Kettle GB Double with Marcus Thompson Calderdale:The Yorkshire Challenger -

October 19 2003

October 24 2003

 5 San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
14 Atlantic E-W Jo Davies GB Four Shelterbox/
"Rowgirls"
1520 Nov 30 2005 January 14 2006 45 San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain)
15 Atlantic E-W Tara Remington NZ Double with Iain Rudkin Team Sun Latte   Nov 30 2005 January 15 2006 46 San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain)
16 Atlantic E-W Sarah Kessans USA Double American Fire Atlantic Challenge 1700 Nov 30 2005 January 15 2006 46 San Sebastian, La Gomera (Spain)
Emily Kohl
17 Pacific E-W Roz Savage GB Solo Brocade 193 Aug 12 2007 Aug 24 2007 11 Crescent City, CA. USA
18 Atlantic E-W Patricia Lemoine France Solo Mercator II

    -

March 8 2009 May 6 2009

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Saint Louis, Senegal
19 Indian E-W Sarah Outen GB Solo Serendipity - March 13 2009 March 24 2009 10 Fremantle, WA.
20 Atlantic E-W Mylene  Paquette Canada Team of 6 Sara G   Jan 7 2010 Jan 7 2010 1 Agadir, Morocco
21 Atlantic E-W Mylene  Paquette Canada Team of 6 Sara G   Jan 8 2010 Jan 8 2010 1 Agadir, Morocco
22 Atlantic E-W Barbara      Schwarzmann Germany Double with Anton Weikmann Santa Maria   Dec 25 2010 Dec 29 2010 4 Agadir, Morocco
23 Indian E to W Roz Savage GB Solo Brokade   April 12 2011 April 25 2011 13 Fremantle, WA.

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