Compiled by Oceanrowing.com

Atlantic Ocean Rows from Gran Canaria
(1969 - 2012)

 

Completed - 21

Incomplete - 5

 In Progress - 3

Last update January 16 2012

NO

FIRST
NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

1

 John Fairfax

(GB)

 Britannia 5342 January 20 1969

July 19 1969

 180 San Agustin
Grand Canaria,
(Canary Islands)

Hollywood
Beach
(USA Florida)
2 Sidney Genders UK Khaggavisana 3800

December 25  1969

 March 08  1970

73d 8h

 Sennen Cove (UK) -
Via Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

Via English Harbour, Antigua (West Indiies)
Handover Marina, Miami, FL (USA)
3

Don

Allum

 UK QE3 2730 January 12 1971 March 26 1971 74 d Las Palmas, Grand Canaria (Canary Islands) Barbados (West Indies)
Geoff Allum
4 Sean Crowley UK In Finnegans Wake 2676

January 30 1986

 April 14 1986

73 d

 Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) near
Georgetown (Guyana)
Mike Nestor
5 Roger Montandon Switzerland Exodus

2760

February 23 1996

 April 22 1996

59 days

Pacito Blanco (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) Jipioca Island
(Amapá, Brazil)
6 Don Allum (GB) QE3 2715 January 30 1986 May 23 1986 114 Gran Canaria

Nevis
(West Indies)
7 Patrick Lihurt (France)   Lune de mer 3000 December 09 1999 February 14 2000 67d 15hr Gran Canaria

Petit-Bourg
Guadeloupe
8 Emmanuel Coindre France Ville de Dinard 3024 April 15 2001 June 11 2001 57days
4h30min 		Puerto de Mogan,
Gran Canaria
(Canaries)

Guadeloupe
9 Theirry Dagues France Lune de Mer   November 15 2004     08:00GMT Jan 22 2005 14:12GMT 68days 06h 12min

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

Guadeloupe
10 Erden Eruc Turkey Around-n-Over 4557 January 29 2006 12:06GMT May 05 2006 176 days 18h

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Guadeloupe
Started as double from Lisbon, solo from Gran Canaria
11 Serge Jandaud France Diogčne 3371 February 13 2006
9:15GMT		 April 30 2006 76 d10h

Pacito Blanco,  Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Saint Francois, Guadeloupe

12

 Wendel Rontgen Netherlands Optiver 3207 December 20 2006
20:00GMT		 February 22 2007 64 d 02h 37 min Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria, Spain Antigua
Gijs Koning

13

 Olivier Bertonnier France Oceanite ~3000 January 7 2007 February 27 2007
21:00GMT		 51 d 14h 15 min Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Spain

Guadeloupe, West Indies
Bruno Froideval

14

 Andrea Pálos Hungary Tüzhangya 4144 November 27 2006
21:00GMT		 December 23 2006
16:30GMT		 26 d 07h 30 min Rota, Spain Gran Canaria via Morocco and Lanzarote
Gábor Rakonczai January 09 2007
5:30GMT		 March 1 2007
11:40GMT		 51d 06h 10min Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria Antigua
15 Frederic Blond France Lune de Mer ~3000 December 11 2007 February 16 2007 23:00GMT 67 days 14h 30min

Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Spain

 Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe
16 Peter Donaldson

GB/
Republic of Ireland

 La Mondiale 3140 December 15 2007
13:05GMT		 January 17 2008  
20:35GMT		 New Record!!!
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 GB, Captain
17 Denis Richardson USA ORCA ~3140 December 15 2007 13:05GMT January 20 2008
14:14GMT		 36d  1h 9min Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria, Spain Port St Charles, Barbados
Chris Cuddihy
Ronnie Desiderio
Roy Finlay
18 Aldo Diana GB Rita - December 12 2008 January 6 2009 25 Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria, Spain rescued
Ken Maynard

19

 Don Lennox GB

La Mondiale

1003

 Jan 4 2009
18:00GMT		 Jan 15 2009 11 days 2h Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria,
Spain

rescued
James Mouland
Danny Longman
Matt Craughwell
Gareth Wilson
George Kitovitz
Breffny Morgan Ireland
Peter Williams
Ryan Corcoran
Robert Byrne
Ian Mc Keever
Livar Nysted Faroe Islands
Yaacov Mutnikas Canada
Leven Brown  GB, Captain

20

 Victor Gavrishev Kyrgyzstan Solar Wind

-

 Jan 22 2009 Jan 23 2009 1 day Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Spain

returned for repairs
21 Victor Gavrishev Kyrgyzstan Solar Wind

-

 Feb 27 2009 Feb 28 2009 1 day Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Spain

returned for repairs

22

 Victor Gavrishev Kyrgyzstan Solar Wind

-

 March 8 2009 March 8 2009 1 day Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Spain

forced to return by Coast Guard
23 Christophe Sepot Belgium Zeeman Challenger   January 26 2010 May 15 2010 109d 4h 15min Arguineguin, Gran Canaria Kourou, French Guiana
Bart Verboven
24 Chris Cleghorn GB Papa Delta   January 3 2011 March 9 2011 64d 13h Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Antigua
Matthew Cleghorn
25 Simon Chalk GB Britannia III   January 31 2011
12:04GMT		 March 15 2011 42d 17h 54min Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Barbados
Guy Griffiths
Ben Gothard
Mike Palmer
 Colin Gray
Anna Lewis
Roger Gould
Shaun Pedley
Jonathan Paine Antigua
Dan Munier USA
Suzanne Pinto
Beth O'Kain
Jennifer Weterings Canada
Nabs El-Busaidy Oman
26 John Beeden GB Virgin London Marathon   November 23 2011 January 15 2012 53d 3h 52min Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Barbados
27 Tom Dignum GB Oar Raisers   November 25 2011 in progress - Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Barbados
Christian Howard
28 Aldo Diana GB HM&S TWIGGY   December 14 2011 in progress   Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Antigua
Ken Maynard
Graham Witham
Jason Howard-Ady
29 Marin Medak Slovenia Tusmobile   January 12 2012 in progress   Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria PSC, Barbados
Alastair Humphreys GB
Simon Osborne
Stephen Bowens

 

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