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1983-2008 Oceanrowing.com
P A C I F I C
O C E A N R O W S
As Compiled by Oceanrowing.com
Last update February 4
2009
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ROWS COMPLETED - ROWS INCOMPLETE |
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| Attempts West to East | Attempts East to West | Mid-Pacific E to W | On all routes | |||||||||||||
| Solo | Double | Solo | Double | Solo | ||||||||||||
| + | - | Total | + | - | Total | + | - | Total | + | - | Total | + | + | - | Total | |
| Rows | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| Rowers | 2 | 5 |
7 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
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List of All Pacific Ocean Rowers - (rows completed and rows with departures but no arrivals) |
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| Sylvia Cook John Fairfax Peter Bird Kathleen Saville Curtis Saville |
Gerard d’Aboville Emmanuel Coindre Mick Bird Jim Shekhdar Andrew Halsey |
Anders Svedlund Joseph Le Guen Mick Dawson Dom Mee Tim Welford |
Erden Eruc Patric Quesnel Maud Fontenoy Ralph Tuijn Patrick Satterlee |
Arthur Hornby Roz Savage Peter Doorish Steve Ewbanks John Martineau Alex Bellini |
West to East
Pacific Ocean W-E Solo Completed
|
NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS |
FROM | TO |
|
1 |
Gerard | d’Aboville |
France |
Sector |
6200 |
July 11 1991 |
November 21 1991 |
134d |
Choshi (Japan) |
Ilwaco, Washington State USA |
|
2 |
Emmanuel | Coindre |
France |
Somewhere |
5988 |
June 24 2005 |
November 1 2005 |
130d |
Choshi (Japan) |
Coos Bay, Oregon StateUSA |
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Pacific Ocean W-E Solo Incomplete
|
NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM |
|
1 |
Arthur | Hornby |
GB |
Yorkshire Rose |
170 |
1972 |
1972 |
30 |
Kamaishi, Japan |
|
2 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
570 |
June 6 1992 |
June 25 1992 |
19 |
Vladivostok (Russia) |
|
3 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
6300 |
May 12 1993 |
March 12 1994 |
304 |
Vladivostok (Russia) |
|
4 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
30 |
June 12 1995 |
June 13 1995 |
1 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
|
5 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
30 |
June 14 1995 |
June 15 1995 |
1 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
|
6 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
1400 |
March 27 1996 |
June 3 1996 |
69 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
|
7 |
Joseph | Le Guen |
France |
www.Keepitblue.com |
1770 |
February 3 2000 |
April 2 2000 |
59 |
Wellington (New Zealand) |
|
8 |
Mick | Dawson |
GB |
Mrs D |
713 |
June 02 2003 |
June 14 2003 |
12 |
Choshi (Japan) |
| 9 | Jim | Shekhdar |
GB |
Hornette |
50 |
October 16 2003 |
October 16 2003 |
1 |
Bluff, New Zealand |
| 10 | Jim | Shekhdar |
GB |
Hornette |
? |
November 04 2003 |
November 18 2003 |
14 |
Bluff, New Zealand |
|
11 |
Mick | Dawson |
GB |
Mrs D's Viking Spirit |
4139 |
May 6 2004 | August 23 2004 |
109 |
Choshi (Japan) |
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Pacific
Ocean
W-E Solo
Two or more departures (of one rower) with no arrivals
|
NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM |
|
1 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
570 |
June 6 1992 |
June 25 1992 |
19 |
Vladivostok (Russia) |
|
2 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
6300 |
May 12 1993 |
March 12 1994 |
304 |
Vladivostok (Russia) |
|
3 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
30 |
June 12 1995 |
June 13 1995 |
1 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
|
4 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
30 |
June 14 1995 |
June 15 1995 |
1 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
|
5 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Sector Two |
1400 |
March 27 1996 |
June 3 1996 |
69 |
Nakhodka (Russia) |
|
1 |
Mick | Dawson |
GB |
Mrs D |
713 |
June 02 2003 |
June 14 2003 |
12 |
Choshi (Japan) |
|
2 |
Mick | Dawson |
GB |
Mrs D's Viking Spirit |
4139 |
May 6 2004 | August 23 2004 |
109 |
Choshi (Japan) |
| 1 | Jim | Shekhdar |
GB |
Hornette |
50 |
October 16 2003 |
October 16 2003 |
1 |
Bluff, New Zealand |
| 2 | Jim | Shekhdar |
GB |
Hornette |
? |
November 04 2003 |
November 18 2003 |
14 |
Bluff, New Zealand |
11
unsuccessful solo attempts were undertaken by 5
rowers
Peter Bird - 5 departures
Mick Dawson - 2
Jim Shekhdar - 2
Arthur Hornby - 1
Jo Le Guen
- 1
Pacific Ocean W-E Double Incomplete
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM |
|
1 |
Tim | Welford |
GB |
Pacific Odyssey |
5515 |
May 05 2001 |
September 17 2001 |
135 |
Choshi (Japan) |
| Dom | Mee |
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East to West
Mid-Pacific Ocean E-W Solo Completed
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS |
FROM | TO | |
| 1 | Anders | Svedlund | Sweden | Waka Moana |
6462 |
Feb 27 1974 | Sept 06 1974 |
191 |
Huasco, Chile |
Apia, West Samoa via Papeete, Tahiti |
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| 2 | Patrick | Quesnel |
USA |
Hawaiiki |
3400 |
July 14 1976 |
Nov 2 1976 |
111 |
La Push, Washington State USA | Hawaii, his stated destination | |
| 3 | Peter | Bird |
GB |
Britannia II |
3400 |
October 1 1980 |
Feb 26 1981 |
147 |
San Francisco, CA USA | Maui Island, Hawaii via Baja (San Quentin, Mexico) | |
| 4 | Maud | Fontenoy | France | Oceor |
4217 |
Jan 12 2005 | March 26 2005 |
72 |
Callao, Lima, Peru |
Hiva 'Oa, Marquesas Islands |
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| 5 | Roz | Savage | GB | Brocade |
- |
May 25 2008 | Sept 01 2008 |
99 |
San Francisco, USA | Oahu, Hawaii | |
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Pacific Ocean E-W Solo Completed
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS |
FROM | TO |
|
1 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Hele-on-Britannia |
8688 |
Aug 23 1982 |
June 14 1983 |
294 |
San Francisco California USA 37:47:36N 122:33:17W |
Great Barier Reef Australia (near Lockhart river) 12:00:00S 143:07:48E |
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2 |
Mick | Bird |
(US) |
Reach | 2600 | Aug 19 1997 | Oct 23 1997 | 64 | Fort Bragg, California | Kona, Hawaii |
| 1800 | Jul 19 1998 | Sept 23 1998 | 65 | Hawaii | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |||||
| 1100 | May 18 1999 | Jun 23 1999 | 36 | Majuro, Marshall Islands | Solomon Island | |||||
| 1200 | Jul 11 1999 | Aug 1 1999 | 21 | Solomon Island | Cairns, Australia | |||||
|
3 |
Jim | Shekhdar |
GB |
Le Shark | 10652 | June 29 2000 | March 30 2001 | 273d 13h 12min | Ilo, Peru 17:38:31S 71:21:00W |
NStradbroke Isl, Australia 27:32:24S 153:30:00E |
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4 |
Erden | Eruc |
Turkey |
Around-n-Over | 9493 | July 10 2007 | May 17 2008 | 312 days | Bodega Bay, CA. USA |
New Guinea 0.02634N, 144.61426E |
| Jan 15 2009 | Feb 4 2009 | 19 days 21h 31min | 0.02634N, 144.61426E | Papua New Guinea, Finsch Harbor (Dreger) | ||||||
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5 |
Ralph | Tuijn | Netherlands | Zeeman Challenger |
8737
|
March 14 2007 | Aug 25 2007 | 163 days | Callao, Peru | Atafu Atoll |
| October 19 2007 | November 27 2007 | 38 days | Atafu Atoll | 132 miles from Fiji | ||||||
| April 27 2008 | July 16 2008 |
80 days Total: 281d |
Port Denerau,Fiji | New Britain, Papua New Guinea | ||||||
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6 |
Alex | Bellini | Italy | Rosa d'Atacama II | t.b.c. | Feb 21 2008 |
Dec 12 2008 |
294 days 7h 20min |
Callao, Peru |
The Coral Sea, 65 miles off the coast of Australia |
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Pacific Ocean E-W Solo Incomplete
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM |
| 1 | Patrick | Satterlee | USA | Britannia II | 3 | July 13 1978 | July 13 1978 | 1 | San Diego, CA. USA |
| 2 | Mick | Bird | USA | Reach | 250 | August 4 1996 | August 14 1996 | 10 | Monterey, CA. USA |
| 3 | Andrew | Halsey | GB | Brittany Rose | 6700 | July 15 1999 | April 5 2000 | 266 | San Diego, CA. USA |
| 4 | Andrew | Halsey | GB |
Le
Shark Brittany Rose |
4111 | November 25 2002 | April 3 2003 | 129 | Callao, Peru |
| 5 | Erden | Eruc | Turkey | Around-and-Over | 13 | June 5 2007 | June 5 2007 | 1 | San Francisco, CA. USA |
| 6 | Roz | Savage | GB | Brocade | 193 | Aug 12 2007 | Aug 23 2007 | 11 | Crescent City, CA. USA |
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Pacific
Ocean E-W Solo
Incomplete
Two or more departures of one rower
Blue square marks a
completed row, that followed an unsuccessful attempt
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM | TO |
| 1 | Mick | Bird | USA | Reach | 250 | August 4 1996 | August 14 1996 | 10 | Monterey, CA. USA | incomplete |
|
2 |
Mick |
Bird |
(US) |
Reach | 2600 | Aug 19 1997 | Oct 23 1997 | 64 | Fort Bragg, California | Kona, Hawaii |
| 1800 | Jul 19 1998 | Sept 23 1998 | 65 | Hawaii | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |||||
| 1100 | May 18 1999 | Jun 23 1999 | 36 | Majuro, Marshall Islands | Solomon Island | |||||
| 1200 | Jul 11 1999 | Aug 1 1999 | 21 | Solomon Island | Cairns, Australia |
| 1 | Andrew | Halsey | GB | Brittany Rose | 6700 | July 15 1999 | April 5 2000 | 266 | San Diego, CA. USA |
| 2 | Andrew | Halsey | GB |
Le
Shark Brittany Rose |
4111 | November 25 2002 | April 3 2003 | 129 | Callao, Peru |
| 1 | Erden | Eruc | Turkey | Around-and-Over | 13 | June 5 2007 | June 5 2007 | 1 | San Francisco, CA. USA |
| 2 | Erden | Eruc | Turkey | Around-and-Over | 9493 | July 10 2007 | May 17 2008 |
312 days |
Bodega Bay, CA. USA |
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Pacific Ocean E-W Double Completed
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS |
FROM | TO |
|
1 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
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) 20:02:24S 148:31:12E |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||
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2 |
Curtis | Saville |
(US) |
Excalibur Pacific |
9673 |
July 04 1984 |
July 31 1985 |
189 |
Callao (Peru) |
via
Galapagos &Pago Pago &Marquesis &New Hebrides to Cairns (Australia) 16:36:36S 145:25:48E |
| Kathleen | Saville | |||||||||
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Pacific Ocean E-W Double Incomplete
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM |
|
1 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
-- |
April 10 1971 |
April 10 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California USA |
| Sylvia | Cook | ||||||||
|
2 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
-- |
April 15 1971 |
April 15 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California USA |
| Sylvia | Cook | ||||||||
|
3 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
-- |
April 20 1971 |
April 20 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California USA |
| Sylvia | Cook | ||||||||
| 4 | Partick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 230 | May 18 1972 | June 25 1972 | 7 | La Push, Washington State |
| Peter | Doorish | ||||||||
| 5 | Patrick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 790 | June 02 1972 | July 02 1972 | 31 | Depoe Bay, Oregon |
| Peter | Doorish | ||||||||
| 6 | Patrick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 150 | August 28 1972 | September 03 1972 | 6 | San Francisco |
| Steve | Ewbanks | ||||||||
| 7 | Patrick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 1400 | October 03 1972 | January 04 1973 | 93 | Half Mooon Bay, California |
| John | Martineau | 130 | October 08 1972 | 5 | |||||
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Pacific Ocean E-W Double
Incomplete
Two or more departures
of one team
Blue square marks a
completed row, that followed an unsuccessful attempt (attempts)
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NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
END OF ROW |
DAYS |
FROM | TO |
|
1 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
-- |
April 10 1971 |
April 10 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California USA | |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||
|
2 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
-- |
April 15 1971 |
April 15 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California USA | |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||
|
3 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
Britannia II |
-- |
April 20 1971 |
April 20 1971 |
0 |
San Francisco California USA | |
| Sylvia | Cook | |||||||||
|
4 |
John | Fairfax |
GB |
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) 20:02:24S 148:31:12E |
| Sylvia | Cook |
| 1 | Partick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 230 | May 18 1972 | June 25 1972 | 7 | La Push, Washington State | |
| Peter | Doorish | |||||||||
| 2 | Patrick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 790 | June 02 1972 | July 02 1972 | 31 | Depoe Bay, Oregon | |
| Peter | Doorish | |||||||||
| 3 | Patrick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 150 | August 28 1972 | September 03 1972 | 6 | San Francisco | |
| Steve | Ewbanks | |||||||||
| 4 | Patrick | Quesnel | US | Hawaiiki | 1400 | October 03 1972 | January 04 1973 | 93 | Half Mooon Bay, California | |
| John | Martineau | 130 | October 08 1972 | 5 |
| 5 | Patrick | Quesnel |
USA |
Hawaiiki |
3400 |
July 14 1976 |
Nov 2 1976 |
111 |
La Push, Washington State USA | Hawaii, his stated destination |
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"I did not conquer the Pacific. It let me go across." - GERARD D'ABOVILLE |
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"When
I say that I value my personal freedom above all else, I also accept the
other side of that coin, namely that I take full responsibility for my
actions and conduct. One hundred percent…
"This
voyage across the North Pacific is, to my mind, the supreme
responsibility, because in putting my life on the line I have risked my all…
"True
responsibility, the ultimate exercise of one's freedom, is to know that
in the event you fail you expose yourself to the supreme penalty, death.
That in itself is enough to make me feel the full weight of what I do.
All the rest is so much literature." |
| "I have chosen the ocean as my field of confrontation, my field of battle", writes d'Aboville, "because the ocean is reality at its toughest, its most demanding. As my weapons against this awesome power, I have human values: intelligence, experience, and the stubborn will to win." |
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From the book by Gerard d'Aboville "ALONE"
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