Compiled by Oceanrowing.com

Atlantic Ocean Rows from La Gomera
(2001 - 2008)


Last update April 7th 2008

Completed - 91

Incomplete - 17 + 3 *

In Progress - 0
* - in 3 cases one of the crew members abandoned the boat , so for him/her that crossing was incomplete.
As long as the rest of the crew went on and completed the row, such row is accounted as completed

 

NO

FIRST
NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

1 Norman Butler GB Spirit of Swindon 2916 08/10/01 29/12/01 82 days
12h 40min
San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Phil Scuntlebury 2827 20/12/01 73 days rescued due to health problem
2 Theodore  Rezvoy Ukraine Odessa

3149

12/10/01

18/12/01 67days
6h 35min
San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
3 Fedor Konyukhov Russia Uralaz

3164

16/10/02 01/12/02 46 d 4 h San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
4 Ray Jardine USA Caper

2907

07/11/02 30/12/02

53 days
10h 46min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Jenny Jardine
5 Anne Quéméré France Le Connetable

354

05/12/02 13/12/02 8days 15h 29min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
returned due to bad weather
6 Anne Quéméré France Le Connetable

3099

26/12/02 21/02/03

56 days
13 h 09 min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Guadeloupe
7 Martin Wood GB Pacific Pete

3120

16/01/03 25/03/03

68 days
01 h 57 min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
8 Gregory Loret

France

Mardine Meuse Lorraine

n/a October 19 2003

October 21 2003

2 days

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

towed back
 to
San Sebastian

Sebastien Lefebvre
9 Marcus Thompson

GB

Calderdale:The Yorkshire Challenger n/a October 19 2003

October 24 2003 03:00GMT

about
5 days

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

towed back
 to
San Sebastian

Sally Kettle
10 James Fitzgerald

NZ

Holiday Shoppe Challenge ~3000 October 19 2003

November 28 2003 15:31GMT

RECORD! 40days 5h 31min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Kevin Biggar
11 Matt Goodman

NZ

Team CRC

~3000 October 19 2003 November 29 2003 00:28GMT 40days 14h 28min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Steve Westlake
12 Philip Als

Barbados

Rowing Home

~3000 October 19 2003 December 02 2003 00:17GMT 43days 14h 17min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Randal Valdez
13 Jason McKinlay

GB

Pura Vida ~3000 October 19 2003 December 09 2003 22:50GMT 51days 11 h 50 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Phillip Carrington
14 Alan Watson

GB

Bright Spark ~3000 October 19 2003

December 10 2003 12:45GMT

52days 01 h 45 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Miles Barnett
15 Alasdair MacGregor

GB

Huntswood Atlantic Challenge ~3000 October 19 2003 December 13 2003 21.10GMT 55days 11 h 10 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Andrew Vinsen
16 Andy Giles

GB

Bluebell

~3000 October 19 2003 December 17 2003 18.40GMT 59days 0h 20 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Faye Langham
17 Guy Quilter

GB

Atlantic Wholf

~3000 October 19 2003 December 17 2003 14.45GMT 59days 4 h 45 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Hugo Ambrose
18 Adam Murfitt

GB

Spirit of Lancashire

~3000 October 19 2003 December 17 2003 18.40GMT 59days 8 h 40 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Paul Nelson
19 Christopher Hall

GB

Team Altitude ~3000 October 19 2003 December 18 2003 23.30GMT 60days 13 h 30 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Richard Pullan
20 John Williams

GB

Two Blokes, No Smokes ~3000 October 19 2003 December 29 2003 13.09GMT 71days 3 h 09 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Michael Burke
21 David Pearse

GB

Petrel

~3000 October 19 2003

January 1 2004 22.02GMT

76 days 12 h 02 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Sjaak De Jong

Holland

22 George Lambert-Porter Jnr

South Africa

Brunetto ~3000

 

October 19 2003 January 5 2004 11.23GMT   78days 1h 23 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
George Lambert-Porter
23 Mark Jacklin

GB

Per Ardua

~3000

 

October 19 2003 January 5 2004 15.43GMT 78days 5h 43 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Mathew Stowers
24 Jeremy Hinton

GB

Mardine Meuse Lorraine

~3000 October 23 2003 January 18 2004 18.30GMT

91days 8h 30 min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Sebastien Lefebvre

France

25 Graham Walters

GB

George Geary 3216 October 29 2003 January 26 2004 17.00GMT 89days 6h 15 min Playa Santiago,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
26 Stuart Boreham

GB

Macmillan Spirit

3341

November 15 2003

March 03 2004

109 days 12h 09 min Santiago,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
27 Mark Mortimer GB Acorn Atlantic Warrior

730

January 20 2004 11:00GMT February 23 2004

33 days

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
incomplete
28 Jason Hart GB Queensgate

2907

 

January 20 2004 11:00GMT

 

February 26 2004 10:59GMT

36days 59min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Phil Langman
Yorkie Lomas
Shaun Barker
29 Christopher Morgan GB Carpe Diem

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT

March 08 2004

48 days 6h
36 min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Michael Perrens
30 James Doust GB Linda

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT

March 14 2004

54 days 9h
38 min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Nigel Gower
32 Samson (Sam) Knight GB Pacific Pete TNT

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT

March 19 2004

59 days 5h
48 min

San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
33 Pavel Rezvoy Ukraine Marion Lviv

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT March 22 2004 61days 18h 15min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
 Port St. Charles,Barbados
1257 May 14 2004 14:30GMT June 09 2004 22:24 GMT 26days 07h 54min Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Port Chivirico, Cuba
34 William Stableforth GB Sea Slug

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT March 23 2004 62days 18h 03min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Nathaniel Spring
35 John Peck GB New Horizons

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT March 28 2004 67days 14h 01min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Fraser Dodds
36 Matthew Boreham GB Alison May

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT    April 13     2004 83days.18h   27min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
37 Richard  Wood GB NaJoJo

~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT  May 1 2004 101days19h   30min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados. Longitude
38 Sally Kettle GB Calderdale - The Yorkshire Challenger

   ~3000

January 20 2004 11:00GMT May 5 2004 105days16h   28min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Sarah Kettle
39 Henry Dale GB

KennethC

January 20 2004 11:00GMT May 18 2004 118days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Justin Coleman

576

February 8 2004

19 days

rescued due to health problem
40 Louis Ginglo Canada Moose on the Move   January 20 2004 11:00GMT May 20 2004 120days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
41 Scott Wonenberg Zimbabwe Against all odds

~3000

January 22 2004 16:16GMT March 9 2004 47days 3h 40 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Brett Sparrow
42 Daniel Serenelli Argentina Vamos Argentina!!!

-

November 2 2004 November 4 2004 2 days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
-- (Incomplete)  Airlifted   by coast guard helicopter. Boat recovered.
43 Michael Perrens GB Britannia Endeavour

-

November 12 2004 December 23  2004 40days 17h 28min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain
Port St. Charles,
Barbados
Frank Gargan
45 Daniel Serenelli Argentina Vamos Argentina!!! - December 3 2004 December 14 2004 12 days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

-- (Incomplete)  Airlifted   by coast guard helicopter. Boat abandoned.

46 Tiny Little GB Womble 3479 January 21 2005 May 17 2005 116 days  San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

Antigua

 

47 Andrew  Morris GB/
France
1 Life - November 30 2005 November 30 2005 - San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

Incomplete -returned due to injury of Andrew Morris

Stephane  Portes
48 Gearoid  Towey Ireland Digicel Atlantic  Challenge 1 November 30 2005 January 8 2006 39 days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

rescued

Ciaran  Lewis
49 Justin Adkin GB All Relative ~3000 November 30 2005 January 8 2006
15:37GMT
39d 3h 35 min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

Antigua

James Green
Robert  Adkin
Martin  Adkin
50 Sarah Kessans USA American Fire Atlantic Challenge ~1700 November 30 2005 January 15 2006 46 days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

Incomplete -rescued

Emily  Kohl
51 Tara Remington NZ Team Sun Latte November 30 2005 January 15 2006 46 days San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain

Incomplete -rescued

Iain  Rudkin
52 Ben  Fogle GB Spirit of EDF Energy ~3000 November 30 2005 January 19 2006 49d 19h 08min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain