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Completed Ocean Rows
in Chronological Order of Departures
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Created in 1997
Last update June 2012
| HISTORIC OCEANROWS |
MODERN DAY OCEANROWS |
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| 1896 | 1974 | 1982 | 1988 | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 |
| 1966 | 1976 | 1984 | 1991 | 1997 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 |
| 1969 | 1980 | 1986 | 1992 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 |
| 1981 | 1987 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | |
Rows 1896 - 2000
Page 1
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The first
12 completed oceanrows were all undertaken without water
makers, without sat phones, without GPS, EPIRB and liferafts. |
HISTORIC OCEANROWS
|
NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS |
FROM |
TO |
|
1 |
George | Harbo |
(Norway) |
Fox |
3250 |
June 06 1896 |
August 01 1896 |
55 days 13 hours |
Battery Park Manhattan |
St.Mary/s, Isles of Scilly |
| Gabriel | Samuelsen |
1966
|
2 |
John | Ridgway |
(GB) |
English Rose III |
2485 |
June 04 1966 |
September 03 1966 |
91 |
Orleans Cape Cod (USA) |
Aran Isles (Ireland) |
| Chay | Blyth |
1969
|
3 |
John | Fairfax |
(GB) |
Britannia |
5342 |
January 20 1969 |
July 19 1969 |
180 |
San
Agustin Grand Canaria Canary Islands |
Hollywood Beach (USA Florida) |
|
4
|
Tom | McClean |
(GB) |
Super Silver |
1680 |
May 17 1969 |
July 27 1969 |
70 days 18h 35m |
St Johns (Newfoundland Canada) |
Blacksod Bay (Ireland) |
|
5 |
Sidney | Genders |
(GB) |
Khaggavisana |
1700 |
September 11 1969 |
November 18 1969 |
68 |
Sennen Cove (UK) | Las
Palmas (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
|
3800 |
December 25 1969 |
March 08 1970 |
73d 8hrs |
Las
Palmas (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Antigua (West Indies) |
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|
500 |
May ? 1970 |
June ? 1970 |
25 |
Antigua (West Indies) |
Miami (Florida USA) |
1971
|
6 |
Don | Allum |
(GB) |
QE3 |
2730 |
January 12 1971 |
March 26 1971 |
74 |
Las Palmas (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Geoff | Allum |
|
7 |
Anders | Svedlund |
(Sweden) |
Roslagen |
4313 |
April 21 1971 |
June 23 1971 |
64? |
Kalbarri (Western Australia) | a beach of Ankirikiriky, near Diego Suarez, Madagascar |
|
8 |
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 |
1974
| 9 | Anders | Svedlund | Sweden | Waka Moana | 6462 | February 27 1974 | September 06 1974 | 191 days | Huasco (Chile) | Apia, West Samoa via Papeete, Tahiti |
|
10 |
Derek | King |
(GB) |
Britannia II |
3303 |
March 24 1974 |
August 10 1974 |
103 days |
Gibraltar via Barbate (Spain) & Casablanca (Morocco) |
St Lucia (West Indies) |
| Peter | Bird | |||||||||
| Carol | Maystone |
150 |
April 4 1974 |
10 days |
Casablanca (Morocco) Left voyage |
1976
|
11 |
Patrick | Quesnel |
USA |
Hawaiiki | 3400 | July 14 1976 | November 2 1976 |
111 days |
La Push, Washington State (USA) |
Hawaii |
1980
|
12 |
Gerard | d'Aboville |
(France) |
Captaine Cook |
2735 |
July 10 1980 |
September 20 1980 |
72 |
Cape Cod (USA) | Brest (France) |
| 13 | Peter | Bird |
(GB) |
Britannia II | 3400 | October 1 1980 |
February 26 1981 |
148 days | San Francisco, CA (USA) |
Maui,
Hawaii (USA) via San Quinten (Mexico) |
1981
|
14 |
Curtis | Saville |
(US) |
Excalibur |
2800 |
March 18 1981 |
June 10 1981 |
89 |
Casablanca (Morocco) via Hierro Canary Islands |
English Harbour Antigua (West Indies) |
| Kathleen | Saville |
MODERN DAY OCEANROWS
1982
|
NO |
FIRST |
SURNAME |
COUNTRY |
BOAT |
MILES |
DEPART |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS |
FROM |
TO |
|
15 |
Peter | Bird |
GB |
Hele-on-Britannia |
8688 |
August 23 1982 |
June 14 1983 |
294 |
San
Francisco California (USA) 37:47:36N 122:33:17W |
Great Barrier Reef Australia (near Lockhart river) 12:00:00S 143:07:48E |
1984
|
16 |
Hugh | King-Fretts |
(GB) |
Hulu |
2733 |
January 30 1984 |
May 8 1984 |
99d 4hr |
Los Christianos Tenerife Canary Islands |
Concept Bay Barbados, West Indies |
|
17 |
Amyr | Khan Klink |
(Brazil) |
Paraty |
3370 |
June 09 1984 |
September 18 1984 |
101 |
Bahia de Luderitz (Namibia) |
Paria de Espera (Brazil) |
|
18 |
Curtis | Saville |
(US) |
Excalibur Pacific |
9673 |
July 04 1984 |
July 31 1985 |
189 |
Callao (Peru) |
via Galapagos &Pago Pago &Marquises &New Hebrides to Cairns (Australia) 16:36:36S 145:25:48E |
| Kathleen | Saville |
1986
|
19 |
Sean | Crowley |
(GB) |
In Finnegans Wake |
2676 |
January 30 1986 |
April 14 1986 |
73 |
Pasito Blanco (Gran Canaria) |
Georgetown (Guyana) |
| Mike | Nestor |
|
20 |
Don | Allum |
(GB) |
QE3 |
2715 |
January 30 1986 |
May 23 1986 |
114 |
Gran Canaria |
Nevis (West Indies) |
1987
|
21 |
Tom | McClean |
(GB) |
Skoll 1080 |
1732 |
June 16 1987 |
August 10 1987 |
55 |
St
Johns (Newfoundland Canada) |
Bishop Light House (England) |
|
22 |
Don |
Allum |
(GB) |
QE3 |
1720 |
June 21 1987 |
September 5 1987 |
76 |
St
Johns (Newfoundland Canada) |
Dooagh, Ireland |
1988
|
23 |
Sean | Crowley |
(GB) |
Finn Again |
2160 |
June 17 1988 |
September 21 1988 |
92 |
Halifax (Canada) | Galaway (Ireland) |
1991
|
24 |
Gerard | d’Aboville |
(France) |
Sector |
6200 |
July 11 1991 |
November 21 1991 |
134d 12hr 15min |
Choshi (Japan) |
Ilwaco Washington State (USA) |
1992
|
25 |
Gerard | Seibel |
(France) |
La Mondiale |
2800 |
March 25 1992 |
April 29 1992 |
35 days |
Santa-Cruz-de-la-Palma |
Martinique |
|
26 |
Eugene | Smurgis |
(Russia) |
Max-4 |
3510 |
July 20 1992 |
September 1 1993 |
131 |
Tiksi (Russia) | London (England) |
| Alexander | Smurgis |
1995
|
27 |
Joseph | Le Guen |
(France) |
Pour
les Sauveteurs en Mer |
2747 |
June 13 1995 |
September 24 1995 |
103 |
Chatham, Cape Cod (USA) | Ile
Molene (Brittany France) |
1996
| 28 | Roger | Montandon |
Switzerland |
Exodus |
2760 |
February 23 1996 |
April 22 1996 |
59 days |
Pasito Blanco(Las Palmas, Canary Islands) |
Jipioca Island (Amapá, Brazil) |
1997
|
29 |
Andrew | Halsey |
(GB) |
Brittany Rose |
2800 |
April 28 1997 |
August 23 1997 |
116d 21hr |
Santa Cruz (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
St. Lucia (West Indies) |
|
30 |
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 |
|
31* |
Rob | Hamill |
(NZ) |
Kiwi Challenge |
2753 |
October 12 1997 |
November 22 1997 |
41 days |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Phil | Stubbs | |||||||||
|
32 |
Pascal | Blond |
(France) |
Atlantic Challenge |
2906 |
October 12 1997 |
November 30 1997 |
49d 8hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Joseph | Le Guen | |||||||||
|
33 |
David | Rice |
(GB) |
Hannah Snell |
2931 |
October 12 1997 |
December 06 1997 |
55d 2hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Nadia | Rice | |||||||||
|
34 |
Ian | Blandin |
(GB) |
Spirit of Jersey |
2933 |
October 12 1997 |
December 08 1997 |
57d 12hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Rob | Cassin | |||||||||
|
35 |
Eamonn | Kavanagh |
(Ireland) |
Christina |
2847 |
October 12 1997 |
December 09 1997 |
58d 4hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Peter | Kavanagh | |||||||||
|
36 |
Steve | Issacs |
(GB) |
Toc H Phoenix |
2875 |
October 12 1997 |
December 09 1997 |
58d 12hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Mark | Stubbs | |||||||||
|
37 |
Peter | Hogden |
(GB) |
Hospiscare |
2939 |
October 12 1997 |
December 09 1997 |
58d 13hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Neil | Hitt | |||||||||
|
38 |
John | Searson |
(GB) |
Commodore Shipping |
3046 |
October 12 1997 |
December 11 1997 |
59d 12hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Carl | Clinton |
-- |
October 19 1997 |
7 days |
Carl Clinton airlifted off after 7 days due to back injury | |||||
|
39 |
Wayne | Callaghan |
(GB) |
Ryvita |
2893 |
October 12 1997 |
December 11 1997 |
60d 5hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Tim | Welford | |||||||||
|
40 |
Steven | Lee |
(GB) |
Kielder Atlantic Warrior |
2829 |
October 12 1997 |
December 12 1997 |
61d 2hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| John | Bryant | |||||||||
|
41 |
Danniel | Innes |
(GB) |
Golden Fleece |
2861 |
October 12 1997 |
December 12 1997 |
61d 3 hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Peter | Lowe | |||||||||
|
42 |
Graham | Walters |
(GB) |
George Geary |
2948 |
October 12 1997 |
December 13 1997 |
62d 4hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Keith | Mason-Moore | |||||||||
|
43 |
Duncan | Nicoll |
(GB) |
Mt Gay Rum Runner |
2980 |
October 12 1997 |
December 14 1997 |
63d 0hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Jock | Wishart | |||||||||
|
44 |
Andrew | Watson |
(GB) |
Bitzer |
2970 |
October 12 1997 |
December 15 1997 |
64d 3hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Russell | Reid | |||||||||
|
45 |
Simon | Chalk |
(GB) |
Cellnet Atlantic Challenger |
3012 |
October 12 1997 |
December 15 1997 |
64d 5hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| George | Rock | |||||||||
|
46 |
John | Van Katwyck |
(GB) |
Endeavour |
3016 |
October 12 1997 |
December 15 1997 |
64d 7hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Geoff | Gavey | |||||||||
|
47 |
Jim | Shekdar |
(GB) |
Boatcom Waverider |
Unknown |
October 12 1997 |
December 20 1997 |
64d 18hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Dave | Jackson | |||||||||
|
48 |
Michael | Elliot |
(GB) |
Cornish Challenger |
2883 |
October 12 1997 |
December 17 1997 |
66d 5hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Louis | Hunkin | |||||||||
|
49 |
Charles | Street |
(GB) |
Sam Deacon |
2878 |
October 12 1997 |
December 17 1997 |
67d 2hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Roger | Gould | |||||||||
|
50 |
David | Immelman |
(South Africa) |
Key
Challenger (started as double) |
2861 |
October 12 1997 |
December 18 1997 |
66d14hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| David | Mossman |
-- |
October 17 1997 |
5 days |
David Mossman picked up after 5 days due to injury | |||||
|
51 |
Stein | Hoff |
(Norway) |
Star Atlantic |
2938 |
October 12 1997 |
December 20 1997 |
69d 6hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Arvid | Bentsen | |||||||||
|
52 |
Martin | Bellamy |
(GB) |
Salamanca |
2861 |
October 12 1997 |
December 25 1997 |
73d 10hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Mark | Mortimer | |||||||||
|
53 |
Isabel | Fraser |
(GB) |
Stylus Mistral Endeavour |
3058 |
October 12 1997 |
January 04 1998 |
84d 1hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Richard | Duckworth | |||||||||
|
54 |
Jan | Meek |
(GB) |
Carpe Diem |
3044 |
October 12 1997 |
January 21 1998 |
100d18hr |
Los Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
| Daniel | Byles |
1999
|
55 |
Tori | Murden |
(US) |
Sector No Limits American Pearl |
3333 |
September 13 1999 |
December 03 1999 |
81d 7hr |
Los
Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Guadeloupe |
|
56 |
Diana | Hoff |
(GB) |
Star Atlantic ll |
3025 |
September 13 1999 |
January 05 2000 |
113 |
Los
Gigantes (Tenerife Canary Islands) |
Barbados (West Indies) |
|
57 |
Peggy | Bouchet |
(France) |
SFR(Formerly known as Sector No Limits) |
2524 |
November 18 1999 |
January 05 2000 |
47d 20h |
San
Pedro Light house San Vicente Cape Verde (shortened crossing) 16:45:00N 22:57:00W |
Martinique (West Indies) 14:27:05N 60:48:08W |
|
58 |
Patrick | Lihurt |
(France) |
Lune de mer |
3000 |
December 09 1999 |
February 14 2000 |
67d 15hr |
Gran Canaria |
Petit-Bourg Guadeloupe |
2000
|
59 |
Jim | Shekhdar |
GB |
Le Shark | 10652 | June 29 2000 | March 30 2001 | 273d 13h 12min | Ilo, Peru 17:38:31S 71:21:00W |
N Stradbroke Isl., Australia 27:32:24S 153:30:00E |
|
60 |
Richard | Jones |
USA |
Brother of Jared |
4579 |
October10 |
February20 2001 |
133 d |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaries) | Ragged Island, Bahamas |
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