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THE OLDEST
Oldest person to row any ocean solo
The oldest person to row any ocean solo is Fedor Konyukhov,
Russia (b. 12th December 1951) who was 66 years and 359 days old at
the start of his row across the South Pacific from west to east,
from New Zealand to South America. He rowed the distance of 4036
nautical miles (7475 km ; 4645 miles) in 154 days 13 hrs 37 min
between 6th December 2018 - 9th May 2019 on board Akros
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The oldest person to row oceans three times
The oldest person to row oceans three times is Fedor Konyukhov,
Russia (b. 12th December 1951) who was 66 years and 359 days old at
the start of his last row across the South Pacific from west to
east, from New Zealand to South America on 6th December 2018. He
completed the row in 154 days 13 hrs 37 min between 6th December
2018 - 9th May 2019 on board Akros
He started the first row across the Atlantic E-W in 2002 at age 50,
and the second row across the Pacific E-W in 2013-14 at age 62.
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Oldest average age of related team
of four to row the Atlantic
The oldest average age of related team of four at
the start of a row across the Atlantic east to west is 28 years 50
days by "Oar Inspiring" (all UK) – a team of brothers and
brothers-in-law comprising George Blandford (26 years 137 days),
Justin Evelegh (32 years 302 days), Caspar Thorp (27 years 241 days)
and Toby Thorp (25 yrs 251 day). They rowed a distance of 2,550
nautical miles (4,722 km; 2,934 miles) from San Sebastian in La
Gomera, Spain, to English Harbour, Antigua, in 35 days 8 hours 5
minutes between 12 December 2018 and 16 January 2019 on board
Lionheart.
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Oldest person to row the Atlantic from
continental Europe
The oldest person to row from continental Europe across the Atlantic
is John Wilson (UK, b. 21 October 1960), who was 58 years 27 days
old when he embarked with teammate Ricky Reina (UK) on their journey
from Cadiz in Spain to Antigua in the Caribbean on 27 November 2018.
They pair rowed as team "Atlantic Avengers" on board Sic Parvis
Magna and arrived on 23 February 2019, completing their
3,150-nautical-mile (5,833-km; 3,624-mile) adventure in 88 days 9
hours 22 minutes.
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Oldest average age of a team to row the
Atlantic from continental Europe
The oldest average age of team to row from continental Europe across
the Atlantic are John Wilson (UK, b. 21 October 1960 - 58 years 27
days at the start) and Ricky
Reina (UK, b. 2 October 1971 - 47 years 56 days at the start), who were an average of 52 years 228
days old when they embarked on their journey from Cadiz in Spain to
Antigua in the Caribbean on 27 November 2018. They rowed as team
"Atlantic Avengers" on board Sic Parvis Magna and arrived on 23
February 2019, completing their 3,150-nautical-mile (5,833-km;
3,624-mile) adventure in 88 days 9 hours 22 minutes.
THE YOUNGEST
The youngest average age of
all-male team of four to row any ocean
The youngest average age of an all-male team of four to embark on a
successful ocean row is 22 years 246 days by "Mad4Waves" (all South
Africa), comprising Lee Gordon (b. 29 March 1996) at 22 years 258
days old, Cole Barnard (b. 29 May 1996) at 22 years 197 days,
Matthew Boynton (b. 3 February 1996) at 22 years 312 days and Grant
Soll (b. 8 May 1996) at 22 years 218 days. The team rowed 2,550
nautical miles (4,722 km; 2,934 miles) from San Sebastian in La
Gomera, Spain, to English Harbour in Antigua in 39 days 8 hours 43
minutes between 12 December 2018 and 20 January 2019 on board
Jasmine 2.
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Youngest person to complete
three ocean crossings
The youngest person to row oceans three times is Alex Simpson (UK,
b. 25 January 1992), who was 27 years 4 days old at the start of his
third row, in a pair across the Atlantic east to west on the Trade
Winds 1 route from Gran Canaria, Spain, to Barbados on 29 January
2019. He was 22 years old at the start of his first row – across the
Indian Ocean on 30 June 2014 – and 24 years old at the start of his
row across the Atlantic east to west on 14 December 2016.
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Youngest to row the
Mid-Pacific East to West
The youngest person to row the Mid-Pacific East to West in a team is
Michael Prendergast (UK b. 18 April 1995), who was 23 years, 49 days
old at the start of his row from Monterey, California, USA to
Waikiki, Hawaii on 6th June 2018
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The youngest team of three
to row any ocean
The youngest average age of a team of three to embark on a
successful ocean row is 30 years 247 days, comprising Megan Hoskins
(UK, b. 25 December 1983) at 34 years 163 days old, Eleanor Carey
(Australia, b. 21 August 1989) at 28 years 289 days and Caroline
Lander (UK, b. 21 August 1989) at 28 years 289 days. The team rowed
2,091 nautical miles (3,872 km; 2,406 miles) from Monterey,
California, USA to Waikiki, Hawaii, USA in 62 days 18 hours 36
minutes between 6th June 2018 and 8th August 2018 on board Danielle.
THE FIRST
The first crossing of the
South Pacific from west to east
The first crossing of the South Pacific from west to east is
completed by Fedor Konyukhov (Russia), who rowed a distance of 4036
nautical miles (4645 miles; 7475 km) as the crow flies, total by log
6223 nautical miles (7161 miles; 11525 km) from Port Chalmers, South
Island, NZ to the longitude of Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile in
154 days 13 hrs 37 min between 6th December 2018 - 9th May 2019 on
board Akros.
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The First person to row
across the Pacific in both directions
The First person to row across the Pacific in both directions is
Fedor Konyukhov (Russia), who rowed the ocean in E-W direction from
South America to Australia in 159 days 16 hrs 58 min between 22nd
Dec 2013 - 31st May 2014 on board Tourgoyak and then across
the South Pacific from west to east, from New Zealand to South
America in 154 days 13hrs 37 min between 6th December 2018 - 9th May
2019 on board Akros.
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First related team of four to row
the Atlantic east to west
The first team of four related rowers to cross the Atlantic east to
west is "Oar Inspiring", comprising brothers Caspar and Toby Thorp
and brothers-in-law George Blandford and Justin Evelegh (all UK),
who rowed 2,550 nautical miles (4,722 km; 2,934 miles) from San
Sebastian in La Gomera, Spain, to English Harbour in Antigua on
board Lionheart in 35 days 8 hours 5 min between 12 December 2018 and 16 January 2019
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First male pair to row the
Atlantic from continental Europe
The first all-male pair to row from continental Europe across the
Atlantic east to west non-stop are John Wilson and Ricky Reina (both
UK), who rowed 3,150 nautical miles (5,833 km; 3,624 miles) from
Cadiz, Spain to Antigua between 27 November 2018 and 23 February
2019. They rowed as team "Atlantic Avengers" on board Sic Parvis
Magna and completed the route in 88 days 9 hours 22 minutes.
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First multi-crewed team to
row across the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
A team of four comprising Isaac Giesen (NZ), Jógvan Clementsen,
Niclas Olsen and Jákup Jacobsen (all Faroe Islands) rowed 3,245
nautical miles (6,010 km; 3,734 miles) from Las Palmas in Gran
Canaria, Spain, to Puerto de Baracoa in Cuba non-stop in 61 days 14
hours 8 minutes between 12th March and 13th May 2018 on board SAGA.
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First amputee to row an
ocean solo
The first amputee – and physically disabled person – to row an ocean
solo, from continent to continent, is Lee Frank Spencer (UK), who
crossed the Atlantic east to west from Portimao in Portugal to
Cayenne in French Guyana in 60 days 16 hours 6 minutes between 9th
January and 10th March 2019 on board Rowing Marine. Spencer – a former
Royal Marine who lost his right leg in a road-traffic accident while
off duty in 2014 – was also the fastest ever solo rower on route
from Europe to South America.
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First person to row solo
around Great Britain
The first person to row solo around Great Britain is Andrew
Hodgeson (UK) who departed from the Tower of London on 13th May and
arrived back at his start point on 4th November 2018 after a total
of 175 days 2 hours 51 minutes in his boat, Spirit of Ahab.
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The first team of three to
row the Mid-Pacific East to West
The first team of three to row the Mid-Pacific East to West are
Megan Hoskin (UK), Caroline Lander (UK) and Eleanor Carey
(Australia) who rowed 2,091 nautical miles (3,872 km; 2,406 miles)
from Monterey, California, USA to Waikiki, Hawaii, USA between 6th
June 2018 and 8th August 2018. They rowed as team on board Danielle
and completed the route in 62 days 18 hours 36 minutes.
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First registered blind
person to row the Mid-Pacific East to West
The first registered blind person to row the Mid-Pacific East to
West is Steve Sparks (UK) who rowed with Michael Dawson (UK) who
rowed 2,091 nautical miles (3,872 km; 2,406 miles) from Monterey,
California, USA to Waikiki, Hawaii, USA between 6th June 2018 and
28th August 2018. They rowed as team on board Bojangles and
completed the route in 84 days 16 hours 41 minutes.
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Fastest solo row in open class on route
'Atlantic W-E from Canada'
Fastest solo row in open class on route 'Atlantic W-E from Canada'
is by Bryce Carlson (USA), who rowed a distance of 2302 nm from
St John's, Newfoundland, Canada to St Mary's Harbour, Scilly Isles,
UK in 38 days 6 hrs 49 min at average speed 2.5 knts between 27th
June - 4th August 2018 on board Lucille.
*** Fastest
related team to row the Atlantic east to west
The fastest time for a team of related rowers to cross the Atlantic
east to west is 35 days 8 hrs 5 min by team of four "Oar Inspiring",
comprising brothers Caspar and Toby Thorp and brothers-in-law George
Blandford and Justin Evelegh (all UK), who rowed 2,550 nautical
miles (4,722 km; 2,934 miles) from San Sebastian in La Gomera,
Spain, to English Harbour in Antigua at an average speed 3.007 knots
on board Lionheart between 12th December 2018 and 16th
January 2019.
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Fastest Pair to row the
Atlantic from continental Europe
The fastest tandem to row from continental Europe across the
Atlantic east to west are John Wilson and Ricky Reina (both UK), who
rowed 3,150 nautical miles (5,833 km; 3,624 miles) from Cadiz to
Antigua in 88 days 9 hours 22 min at an average speed of 1.485 knots
between 27th November 2018 and 23rd February 2019 as team “Atlantic
Avengers” on board Sic Parvis Magna.
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Fastest row by an open
class pair across the Atlantic east to west (Trade Winds 1)
The fastest open-class pair to row the Atlantic on TW1 route are
Alex Simpson and Jamie Gordon (both UK), who rowed
2,602-nautical-mile (4,818 km; 2,994 mile) in 37 days 17 hrs 43 min
at average speed 2.875 knots between 29th January–8th March 2019 on
board Hyperion Atlantic Challenge.
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Fastest solo row from
Europe to South America
The fastest time for a solo row from Europe to South America is 60
days 16 hours 6 minutes by Lee "Frank" Spencer (UK), who rowed 3,162
nautical miles (5,856 km; 3,639 miles) from Portimao, Portugal to
Cayenne, French Guyana at average speed 2.17 knots between 9th
January and 10th March 2019 on board Rowing Marine.
OTHER RECORDS
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The Southernmost (recorded) latitude reached
by a rowboat
The Southernmost (recorded) latitude reached by a rowboat is 56°
45' 28''S, off-coast Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile by Fedor Konyukhov
(Russia) on May 09, 2019 at 08:00UTC during his row across the South
Pacific from New Zealand to South America, that he completed in 154
days 13hrs 37 min between 6th December 2018 - 9th May 2019 on board
Akros
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The southernmost route on any ocean
The southernmost route on any ocean between the most southerly
starting point of all completed crossings (45.77S 170.72E) and the
southernmost finish point in the history of ocean rowing (56.65S
68.55W) is the route of the row of Fedor Konyukhov, Russia, who
rowed from Port Chalmers, South Island, NZ to Cape Horn, Chile in
154 days 13 hrs 37 min between 6th December 2018 - 9th May 2019 on
board Akros
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Longest distance rowed by a team of four
across the Atlantic east to west (Trade Winds I)
The longest distance rowed by a team of four across the Atlantic
east to west (Trade Winds I) is 3,245 nautical miles (6,010 km;
3,734 miles) by the crew of SAGA, comprising Isaac Giesen (NZ),
Jógvan Clementsen, Niclas Olsen and Jákup Jacobsen (all Faroe
Islands), who rowed from Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, Spain, to
Puerto de Baracoa in Cuba non-stop in 61 days 14 hours 8 minutes
between 12 March and 13 May 2018.
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Longest distance solo row by an amputee
The longest solo row by a physically disabled person is 3,162
nautical miles (5,856 km; 3,639 miles) by Lee "Frank" Spencer (UK),
who rowed the Atlantic east to west from Portimao in Portugal to
Cayenne in French Guyana in 60 days 16 hours 6 minutes between 9
January and 10 March 2019 2019 on board Rowing Marine.
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