Last update April 7 2008
Chronological Listing of
Ocean Rows to Barbados
compiled by Oceanrowing.com
Crossing time for doubles less than 60 days - Atlantic East-West >>>
| ROW # | FIRST NAME | SURNAME | COUNTRY | BOAT | MILES | DEPART | ARRIVAL | DAYS AT SEA | FROM | TO | RECORD | |
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| 1 | Don | Allum | UK | QE3 | 2730 | 12/01/71 | 26/03/71 | 74 d | Las Palmas(Grand Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) |
The First Double to row the Atlantic East-West |
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| Geoff | Allum | |||||||||||
| 2 | Hugh | King-Fretts | UK | Hulu | 2733 | 02/02/84 | 11/05/84 | 99 d | Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | The First solo to arrive to Barbados | |
| 3 | Rob | Hamill | New Zealand | Kiwi Challenge | 2753 | 12/10/97 | 22/11/97 | 41 days 2 hours 55 min |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | Winners of the first ocean rowing race | |
| Phil | Stubbs | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pascal | Blond | France | Atlantic Challenge | 2906 | 12/10/97 | 30/11/97 | 49 d 7 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | 3 - 26: the first ocean rowing race | |
| Joseph | Le Guen | |||||||||||
| 5 | David | Rice | UK | Hannah Snell | 2931 | 12/10/97 | 06/12/97 | 55 d 3 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Nadia | Rice | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ian | Blandin | UK | Spirit of Jersey | 2933 | 12/10/97 | 08/12/97 | 57 d 12 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Rob | Cassin | |||||||||||
| 7 | Eamonn | Kavanagh | Ireland | Christina | 2847 | 12/10/97 | 09/12/97 | 58 d 4 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) |
The first team of brothers |
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| Peter | Kavanagh | |||||||||||
| 8 | Steve | Issacs | UK | Toc H Phoenix | 2875 | 12/10/97 | 09/12/97 | 58 d 11 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Mark | Stubbs | |||||||||||
| 9 | Peter | Hogden | UK | Hospiscare | 2939 | 12/10/97 | 09/12/97 | 58 d 12 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Neil | Hitt | |||||||||||
| 10 | John | Searson | UK | Commodore Shipping | 3046 | 12/10/97 | 11/12/97 | 59 d 12 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Carl | Clinton | 250 | 19/10/97 | 7 d | ---
(Incomplete) Rescued due to injury |
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| 11 | Wayne | Callahan | UK | Ryvita | 2893 | 12/10/97 | 11/12/97 | 60 d 5 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Tim | Welford | |||||||||||
| 12 | Steven | Lee | UK | Kielder Atlantic Warrior | 2829 | 12/10/97 | 12/12/97 | 61 d 2 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| John | Bryant | |||||||||||
| 13 | Danniel | Innes | UK | Golden Fleece | 2861 | 12/10/97 | 12/12/97 | 61 d 3 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Peter | Lowe | |||||||||||
| 14 | Graham | Walters | UK | George Geary | 2948 | 12/10/97 | 13/12/97 | 62 d 4 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Keith | Mason-Moore | |||||||||||
| 15 | Duncan | Nicoll | UK | Mt Gay Rum Runner | 2980 | 12/10/97 | 14/12/97 | 63 d | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Jock | Wishart | |||||||||||
| 16 | Andrew | Watson | UK | Bitzer | 2970 | 12/10/97 | 15/12/97 | 64 d 3 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Russell | Reid | |||||||||||
| 17 | Simon | Chalk | UK | Cellnet Atlantic Challenger | 3012 | 12/10/97 | 15/12/97 | 64 d 3 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| George | Rock | |||||||||||
| 18 | John | Van Katwyck | UK | Endeavour | 3016 | 12/10/97 | 15/12/97 | 64 d 7 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Geoff | Gavey | |||||||||||
| 19 | Michael | Elliot | UK | Cornish Challenger | 2883 | 12/10/97 | 17/12/97 | 65 d 6 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Louis | Hunkin | |||||||||||
| 20 | Charles | Street | UK | Sam Deacon | 2878 | 12/10/97 | 17/12/97 | 65 d 10 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Roger | Gould | |||||||||||
| 21 | David | Immelman | South Africa | Key Challenger | 2861 | 12/10/97 | 18/12/97 | 66 d 14 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| David | Mossman | 50 | 20/10/97 | 7 d | ---
(Incomplete) Airlifted off after a week |
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| 22 | Stein | Hoff | Norway | Star Atlantic | 2938 | 12/10/97 | 20/12/97 | 68 d 6 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Arvid | Benston | |||||||||||
| 23 | Jim | Shekhdar | UK | Boatcom Waverider | 2950 | 12/10/97 | 20/12/97 | 64 d 6 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Dave | Jackson | |||||||||||
| 24 | Martin | Bellamy | UK | Salamanca | 2861 | 12/10/97 | 25/12/97 | 75 d | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Mark | Mortimer | |||||||||||
| 25 | Isabel | Fraser | UK | Stylus Mistral Endeavour | 3058 | 12/10/97 | 04/01/98 | 83 d | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) | ||
| Richard | Duckworth | |||||||||||
| 26 | Jan | Meek | UK | Carpe Diem | 3044 | 12/10/97 | 21/01/98 | 100 d 19 h | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Barbados (West Indies) |
The First Mother&Son Team |
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| Daniel | Byles | |||||||||||
| 27 | Diana | Hoff | UK | Star Atlantic II | 3025 | 13/09/99 | 05/01/00 | 113d | Los Gigantes, Tenerife (Canaria) | Port St. Charles (Barbados) Second woman to row an ocean solo |
The second
woman to row any ocean solo; The oldest female oceanrower |
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| 28 | Matt | Goodman | New Zealand | Telecom Challenge 1 |
~3000 | 07/10/01 | 18/11/01 | 42
days 2h 16min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
The Second ocean rowing race |
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| Steve | Westlake | |||||||||||
| 29 | Paul | McCarthy | Australia | Freedom | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 21/11/01 | 45
days 9h 20min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Patrick | Weinrauch | |||||||||||
| 30 | Alain | Lewuillon | Belgium | Win.Belgium | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 25/11/01 | 49
days 4h 40min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Bruno | Lewuillon | |||||||||||
| 31 | Stephanie | Brown | New Zealand | Telecom Challenge 25 |
~3000 | 07/10/01 | 26/11/01 | 50
days 7h 00min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
The first female Double |
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| Jude | Ellis | |||||||||||
| 32 | Andrew | Chapple | GB | Comship.com | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 27/11/01 | 50
days 15h 12min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Ian | Anderson | |||||||||||
| 33 | Will | Mason | GB | Bright Spark | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 27/11/01 | 50
days 16h 22min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Tim | Thurnham | |||||||||||
| 34 | Pascal | Hanssen | Belgum | Bruxelles- Challenge |
~3000 | 07/10/01 | 01/12/01 | 55
days 13h 33min |
Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Serge | van Cleve | |||||||||||
| 35 | Christian | Havrehed | Denmark/China | Yantu | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 03/12/01 | 56
days 15h 52min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Sun | Haibin | |||||||||||
| 36 | Richard | White | GB | DLE GlobalStar | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 03/12/01 | 56
days 16h 16min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Ian | Roots | |||||||||||
| 37 | Rory | Shannon | GB | Atlantic Warrior | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 03/12/01 | 57
days 3h 20min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Alex | Wilson | |||||||||||
| 38 | John | Zeigler | USA | American Star | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 04/12/01 | 58
days 3h 54min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Tom | Mailhot | |||||||||||
| 39 | Istvan | Hajdu | Hungary/GB | UniS Voyager | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 04/12/01 | 58
days 9h 50min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Simon | Walpole | |||||||||||
| 40 | Pierrre | Deroi | France | Esprit PME | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 05/12/01 | 59
days 1h 11min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Jean Jacques | Gautier | |||||||||||
| 41 | Scott | Gilchrist | GB | Carphone Warehouse | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 06/12/01 | 60
days 14h 09min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Peter | Moore | |||||||||||
| 42 | Pedro | Ripol | Spain | Project Martha 2 | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 08/12/01 | 61
day 15h 29min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Francisco | Korff | |||||||||||
| 43 | Kerry | Blandin | GB | Blandin Spirit of Jersey |
~3000 | 07/10/01 | 08/12/01 | 62
days 5h 42min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Paul | Perchard | |||||||||||
| 44 | Tim | Humfrey | GB | Keltec Challenger | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 09/12/01 | 63
days 3h 26min |
Playa San Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Jo | Lumsdon | |||||||||||
| 45 | Dominic | Marsh | GB | Onward Atlantic | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 09/12/01 | 63 days 5h 52min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Gary | Fooks | |||||||||||
| 46 | Julian | McHardy | GB | McLlaid | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 10/12/01 | 63 days 16h 47min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Mark | Williams | |||||||||||
| 47 | Dominic | Comonte | GB | Team Nutri-Grain | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 10/12/01 | 64 days 5h 13min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Crispin | Comonte | |||||||||||
| 48 | Benjamin | Marty | France | La Gironde | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 10/12/01 | 64 days 12h 31min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Olivier | Villian | |||||||||||
| 49 | Alistair | Smee | GB | Linda | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 15/12/01 | 69 days 13h 45min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Chris | Marett | |||||||||||
| 50 | Steve | Dawson | GB | Mrs D | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 16/12/01 | 70 days 9h 12min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Mick | Dawson | |||||||||||
| 51 | Dugald | Macdonald | South Africa |
Brunetto | ~3000 | 07/10/01 |
18/12/01 |
71 day 18h 30min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| David | Mitchell | |||||||||||
| 52 | Denis | Bribosia | Belgium/France | Embarquons
les Droits de l'Homme |
~3000 | 07/10/01 |
18/12/01 |
72
days 4h 08min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Gregory | Loret | |||||||||||
| 53 | Graham | Walters | GB | George Geary | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 24/12/01 | 77 days 21h 02min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Michael | Ryan | |||||||||||
| 54 | Damian | West | GB | 43º West | ~3000 | 07/10/01 | 26/12/01 | 79 days 21h 41min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Alex | Hinton | |||||||||||
| 55 | Xabier | Agote | Spain | Euskadi | ~3000 | 22/10/01 | 30/12/01 | 81 day | El Hiero, Spain | Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Urko | Mendiburu | |||||||||||
| 56 | Ian | Chater | GB | This Way Up | ~3000 | 07/10/01 |
31/12/01 |
84 days 18h 56min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Tony | Day | |||||||||||
| 57 | Niclas | Mardfelt | Sweden | Uppsala.com | >3000 | 07/10/01 |
10/01/02 |
95
days 5h 33min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Rune | Larsson | |||||||||||
| 58 | Rik | Knoop | Holland | Domani 2 | -- | 09/10/01 |
18/01/02 |
101 day | Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Michael | Tuijn | |||||||||||
| 59 | Malcolm | Atkinson | GB | Kaos | ~3000 | 07/10/01 |
23/01/02 |
108 days 14h 46min |
Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Ben | Martell | |||||||||||
| 60 | Andrew | Veal | GB | Troika Transatlantic |
370 |
07/10/01 | 20/10/01 | 13 days | Playa San
Juan Tenerife, Spain |
rescued due to health problem | ||
| Debra | Veal | ~3000 |
26/01/02 |
111 days 5h 38min |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| 61 | 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 |
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| Phil | Scuntlebury | 2827 | 20/12/01 | 73 days |
rescued due
to health problem |
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| 62 | Theodore | Rezvoy | Ukraine | Odessa |
3149 |
12/10/01 |
18/12/01 |
67days 6h 35min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| 63 | Fedor | Konyukhov | Russia | Uralaz |
3164 |
16/10/02 |
01/12/02 |
46 d 4 h | San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| 64 | Ray | Jardine | USA | Caper |
2907 |
07/11/02 |
30/12/02 |
53 days |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| Jenny | Jardine | |||||||||||
| 65 | Martin | Wood | GB | Pacific Pete |
3120 |
16/01/03 |
25/03/03 |
68 days |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St.
Charles, Barbados |
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| 66 | James | Fitzgerald |
NZ |
Holiday Shoppe Challenge | October 19 2003 |
November 28 2003 15:31GMT |
New Record!!! 40days 5h 31min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
The Third ocean rowing
race The fastest Double to row the Atlantic East - West |
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| Kevin | Biggar | |||||||||||
| 67 | Matt | Goodman |
NZ |
Team CRC |
October 19 2003 |
November 29 2003 00:28GMT |
40days 14h 28min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Steve | Westlake | |||||||||||
| 68 | Philip | Als |
Barbados |
Rowing Home |
October 19 2003 |
December 02 2003 00:17GMT |
43days 14h 17min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Randal | Valdez | |||||||||||
| 69 | Jason | McKinlay |
GB |
Pura Vida | October 19 2003 |
December 09 2003 22:50GMT |
51days 11 h 50 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Phillip | Carrington | |||||||||||
| 70 | Alan | Watson |
GB |
Bright Spark | October 19 2003 |
December 10 2003 12:45GMT |
52days 01 h 45 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Miles | Barnett | |||||||||||
| 71 | Alasdair | MacGregor |
GB |
Huntswood Atlantic Challenge | October 19 2003 |
December 13 2003 21.10GMT |
55days 11 h 10 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Andrew | Vinsen | |||||||||||
| 72 | Andy | Giles |
GB |
Bluebell |
October 19 2003 |
December 17 2003 10.40GMT |
59days 0h 20 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Faye | Langham | |||||||||||
| 73 | Guy | Quilter |
GB |
Atlantic Wholf |
October 19 2003 |
December 17 2003 14.45GMT |
59days 4 h 45 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Hugo | Ambrose | |||||||||||
| 74 | Adam | Murfitt |
GB |
Spirit of Lancashire |
October 19 2003 | December 17 2003 18.40GMT | 59days 8 h 40 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Paul | Nelson | |||||||||||
| 75 | Christopher | Hall |
GB |
Team Altitude | October 19 2003 |
December 18 2003 23.30GMT |
60days 13 h 30 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Richard | Pullan | |||||||||||
| 76 | John | Williams |
GB |
Two Blokes, No Smokes | October 19 2003 |
December 29 2003 13.09GMT |
71days 3 h 09 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Michael | Burke | |||||||||||
| 77 | David | Pearse |
GB |
Petrel |
October 19 2003 |
January 1 2004 22.02GMT |
76 days 12 h 02min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
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| Sjaak | De Jong |
Holland |
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| 78 | George | Lambert-Porter Jnr |
South Africa |
Brunetto | October 19 2003 |
January 5 2004 11.23GMT |
78days 1h 23 min |
San Sebastian, La Gomera, Spain |
Port St. Charles, Barbados |
The First Father&Son team |
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| George | Lambert-Porter | |||||||||||
| 79 | Mark | Jacklin |
GB |
Per Ardua |
October 19 2003 | |||||||