Calendar of ocean rows in  2018

Stu Morton (UK)

Dr. Greg Bailey & Jude Massey (UK)

ia former Royal Marines Commando intends to row the Atlantic E-W solo on board Wallace from Portugal to Venezuela, to become the fastest solo on this route and to raise money for the JWF and R2R charities.
The departure is planned for January 2018
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Team Ocean Brothers will be rowing the Atlantic East to West from Gran Canaria to Barbados in memory of Peter, Jude’s father and Greg’s stepfather and to raise funds for the British Skin Foundation.
The departure is scheduled for January 2018
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Lee Frank Spencer (UK)  

former Royal Marines Commando and Guinness World Record holding ocean rower is going to row the Atlantic E-W solo from Gibraltar to Venezuela to become the first physically disabled person to row any ocean solo from continent to continent.

The departure is scheduled for January 2018
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Kiko Matthews (UK) 

Buster Brown (UK) 

iis going to row the Atlantic E-W solo from La Gomera, Canary Islands to Barbados onboard speed record holder open class boat Soma (Charlie Pitcher, UK. 2013) to set a solo speed record for women in an open class rowboat. The record for classic boats (Anne Quemere, France. 2002/2003) is 56 days, 13hrs 09min.
The departure is planned for February 2018
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is set to row the Atlantic E-W solo non-stop from Europe to South America - from Lagos, Portugal  to Cayenne in French Guinea on board his boat RocknRow
The departure is scheduled for February 2018
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Ness Knight (UK)

Duncan Hutchison ( Scotland) 

is aiming to become the first female to row the Pacific solo non-stop from East to West, from San Francisco, USA to Sydney, Australia - continent to continent.
The departure is scheduled for May 2018.
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intends to embark on a challenge to complete a 3,500 mile solo row across the Atlantic W-E from New York to Lochinver (North West Scotland), in a self-built clinker style skiff converted for ocean rowing. The departure is planned for May 2018
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Lia Ditton (UK)

Andras Bakos (Hungary) &
 Erik Harrewijn (NZ)

is preparing to row the North Pacific E-W from Choshi, Japan to San Francisco, USA.
The departure is scheduled for May 2018
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intend to row the Atlantic W-E from New York to Paris non-stop on board a trimaran style ocean rowboat Samson. The departure is planned for Summer 2018

Non-stop endurance rowing race around Britain’s coast

2,000 miles

From Tower Bridge to Tower Bridge

Starts on June 1st, 2018

Charlie Martell  (GB)

Jacob Adoram (USA) 

intends to row the Pacific E-W solo in a purpose built ocean rowboat (currently under construction) from Washington State to Northeast Australia.
The departure is planned for Summer 2018

Robin Buttery, James Plumley, Darren 'Billy' Taylor &
 Barry Hayes (all UK) 

Norwegian adventurers (winners of the First Race to South Pole 2008/099) plan to row the Atlantic W-E from New York, USA to England, retracing the route of Harbo&Samuelsen,  on board a purpose-built boat in less than 55 days.
The departure is scheduled for June 6,  2018

a Team of Four Indian Ocean Row 18 are going to row the Indian Ocean E-W from Exmouth, WA. to Port Louis, Mauritius on board Rannoch ocean rowing boat and set a speed record for an open-class Four. Current speed record for Classic Four, set by Tiny Dancer in 2014 is 71 days 14h 51min, av. speed 2.07 knots.
The departure is planned for June 2018
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Olly Hicks (GB)

Gavan Hennigan (Ireland)

is preparing to circumnavigate the Southern Hemisphere W - E solo and unsupported. The Global Row voyage encompasses all of the world's major Oceans, covering over 18,000 nautical miles, and will take approximately 18-22 months
The departure from Tasmania is t.b.a.

having successfully finished his solo row across the Atlantic E-W, intends to embark on the Atlantic W-E solo row from the NY Area, with the arrival to his native city of Galway, Ireland.
The departure, which had been planned for Summer 2017, was postponed till Summer 2018 due to back injury

                                                                             Start is scheduled for June 2018

Race across the Atlantic Ocean from West to East

from Newport, Rhode Island, USA

to Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK