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Rows in 2007:	Rames Guyane Charles Hedrich Viktor Gavrishev Atlantic Quest Stu Turnbull & Ed Baylis Wendel Rontgen & Gijs Koning Olivier Bertonnier and Bruno Froideval Gábor Rakonczai & Andrea Pálos Andreu Mateu Graham Walters Erden Eruc Bhavik Gandhi incomplete 2007 Bhavik Gandhi completed 2007	Andy Clark & Weston Miller Charlie Girard 1 ● 2 Glenn Edwards & John Williams Sergey & Alexander Sinelnik Roz Savage Ralph Tuijn La Mondiale ORCA Oyster Shack Peter Raab & Tim Wilks Frederic Blond Atlantic Rowing Race 2007

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Woodvale Challenge Atlantic Rowing Race 2007 La Gomera - Antigua
	Started at 12:00GMT December 2 2007 >>> Finished at 19:37GMT February 17 2008	days : hours : minutes : seconds 77:07:37:00
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Photos of the arrivals >>> 29.01.08

Frederic Blond (France)

	• Last positions	TIME ELAPSED	days : hours : minutes : seconds 67:14:30:00
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has rowed the Atlantic solo E-W from Gran Canaria to Guadeloupe on board "Lune de Mer". This crossing was to support the association " L' њuvre des Pupilles des sapeurs-pompiers ", which in everyday life helps children from the families, where one of the parents died during a mission of help.

Left Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria on December 11 2007 at 8:30GMT
Arrived in Pointe-a-Pitre at Guadeloupe on February 16th 2008 at 23:00GMT (t.b.c.)

Peter Raab (Germany) & Tim Wilks (GB)

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	• Last positions	TIME ELAPSED	days : hours : minutes : seconds 59:03:30:00
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rowed the Atlantic E-W from Puerto Colon, Tenerife to Antigua in the boat Martha Dos. Peter has become the first German to row any ocean. Left Puerto Colon, Tenerife at 11:00GMT, December 8th 2007 Arrived at English Harbour on February 5 2008 at 14:30GMT (10:30 local time) (quoting Peter's wife Claudine, a witness of the arrival) - ''very happy, healthy and walking like drunk''

Positions of the team in comparison to the entrants in the Atlantic Rowing Race that started 6 days prior to Martha Dos' departure >>> 04.02.08

THE MAJOR OCEAN ROWING RECORD ATTEMPT IN THE LAST 16 YEARS -
RACE FOR THE OCEAN ROWING BLUE RIBAND TROPHY
OF THE FASTEST ROW ACROSS THE ATLANTIC EAST-WEST FROM THE CANARIES TO CARIBBEAN -
La Mondiale UK/Ireland, ORCA, Oyster Shack

Simon Chalk, Ben Thackwray, Mike Martin, George Oliver, Ian Couch (GB)

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On Jan 23 team Oyster Shack rowed 102 (statute) miles in 24 hours
Since the first 'Woodvale Four ' in 2004 this is the first time that this class boat has done
more than 100 statute miles in 24 hours.

ROW LASTED
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37:05:50:00

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started with the stated intention to break the longest standing ocean rowing record across the Atlantic E - W set by French team La Mondiale in 1992. On January 17th 2008 team La Mondiale UK/Ireland set a new record for fastest row across the Atlantic E-W from the Canaries to Caribbean - 33 days 7 hours 30 min. Oyster Shack became the first team of five to row an ocean.

Left San Sebastian, La Gomera on December 23 2007 at 12:05GMT

Landed at the Nelson Dockyard of English Harbour, Antigua at 17:55GMT Jan 29 2008

Positions and speed of Oyster Shack in comparison with La Mondiale UK/Ireland (2008), La Mondiale France (1992), ORCA, Queensgate (2004), All Relative (2005) and Atlantic Quest (2007) >>>

Stats of Rows under 45 days

Letter from Kenneth F.Crutchlow, Executive Director of the Ocean Rowing Society,
to Captains of La Mondiale, Oyster Shack and ORCA >>>

Transatlantic World Record Rowing Race starts today! >>> 15.12.2007
La Mondiale (GB & Republic of Ireland)

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ROW LASTED
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33:07:30:00

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British/Irish team of Peter Donaldson, Mike Tooth, Julian Barnwell, Reinhardt von Hof, Ray Carroll, Charlie Taylor, Stuart Kershaw, Don Lennox, Oliver Dudley, Rob Loder-Symonds, Peter Luard, Jamie Walker & Dr. Liam Hughes, led by ocean rower Leven Brown of Ocean Rowing Events rowed across the Atlantic', from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands to Port St Charles, Barbados.
''La Mondiale'' - the French ocean rowboat that for sixteen years (since 1992) has held the ocean rowing record for the fastest crossing time of the Atlantic (35 days 8h 30 min), was refurbished by ORS Int. technical team before setting to sea again.
La Mondiale was racing team of ORCA for the title of the fastest ocean rowboat to row across the Atlantic East - West along the classic Trade Winds Route (Canaries to Caribbean's) .

Left Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria on December 15 2007 at 13:05GMT
LANDED AT PORT ST CHARLES AT 20:35GMT JANUARY 17 2008

NEW WORLD RECORD - 33 DAYS 7HOURS 30MIN

Congratulations from The Prime Minister to team La Mondiale

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Letter of congratulations from the President of Ireland
to Peter Donaldson and the crew of La Mondiale >>>

Dec 21 - Dec 30 La Mondiale became the first ocean rowboat to make 100+ miles per day for 9 days in a row (verified by Argos data).

Jan 2nd - Jan 3rd La Mondiale set a new 24 hour distance record - 117 miles (189 km) (102 nautical miles)

Positions and speed of La Mondiale in comparison with Oyster Shack, All Relative (2005) and Atlantic Quest (2007) >>>

Updates from Barbados >>> 17.01.08

Letter from Erden Eruc >>> 17.01.08

Letter from Gérard Seibel, Captain of La Mondiale 1 (France, 1992) >>>

Statistics of ocean rows from Canary Islands	The fastest rows from Canary Islands (less than 45 days)
Statistics of ocean rows to Barbados

Statement of the ORS Int. re the time of ORCA's arrival >>>

Denis Richardson, Roy Finlay, Chris Cuddihy and Ronnie Desiderio (USA)

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American crew led by Roy Finlay rowed from Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands to Port St Charles, Barbados, racing La Mondiale - the fastest ocean rowboat in the world, a title La Mondiale - France (1992) held for 16 years and La Mondiale UK/Ireland (2007-8) confirmed on January 17th 2008. Of a fast and lightweight design, Orca became the first multihull to have been rowed across an ocean.

Left Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria on December 15 2007 at 13:05GMT
Arrived in Barbados on Jan 20th 2008 at 14:14GMT (10:14 local time)
Rowed in Port St Charles at 19:45GMT (15:45 local time)
Became the first multihull ocean rowboat to row across an ocean

Barbados, Jan 20 2008 From Thomas Herbert, CEO of Port St Charles (re arrival of ORCA) >>>

On December 24-25 team ORCA reported to have rowed 114 miles in 23 1/2 hours (t.b.c.).

Dec 23 2007 - Jan 1 2008 - 100+ miles per day for 9 days in a row (t.b.c.)

Ralph Tuijn (Netherlands)

• Last Positions	TIME ELAPSED	days : hours : minutes : seconds 258:00:00:00
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is rowing the Pacific E-W solo from Callao, Peru to Cairns, Australia in the boat Zeeman Challenger
Left Callao, Peru on March 14th 2007 at 18:00GMT 13:00 local time Landed (washed ashore) on the southwest tip of the Atafu Atoll, on the Tokelau Atolls (The Union Islands) on August 25 2007
The row is recognized as a completed Mid-Pacific row land to land.

With the help of the local canoe-builders Ralph has managed to repair Zeeman Ocean Challenger and to set out to sea again Left Atafu Atoll on Friday, October 19th 2007 at 20:00GMT (10am local time) On November 27 2007 Tuijn was towed for Fiji, where he docked his vessel, before returning next year to complete the journey to Brisbane.

Statistics of the Pacific Ocean Rows
"Club 100+" - solo rows of more than 100 days	"Club 100+" - all ocean rows of more than 100 days

Sea Trial of Le Mondiale
October 6th 2007, 19:30BST From James 'Tiny' Little on Board support vessel 'Dornoch' :
Due to necessity of returning to work on Monday, crew of ''La Mondiale'' decided to complete the sea trial. At 15:00GMT (16:00BST) on October 6th 2007, being highly satisfied with the results of sea trial (today at some points the boat was making progress over 7knots !) they called it a day and took a tow to proceed to Lowestoft where she will be made ready for ocean crossing. Everybody is happy and right now are having a hearty meal. Click here to see photos of the sea trial *>>>*

Left Leith (Edinburgh) on October 4th 2007 at 07:37BST (06:37GMT). >>>
Finished the row on October 6th 15:00GMT.
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Roz Savage (GB)

• Last Positions	TIME ELAPSED	days : hours : minutes : seconds 11:13:41:00
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Following her successful crossing of the Atlantic in 2006, Roz Savage was bidding to be the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean solo in 3 stages in her boat Brocade
Left the guest dock in the harbour of Crescent City, California (on the Oregon border) at 13.49GMT (6.49PDT) on Sunday, August 12th 2007
August 24th 2007 ''Roz was rescued by the United States Coast Guard at 20.30PDT (3.30GMT) >>> August 28th 2007. Roz left San Francisco on board Expedition ship White Holly in hope to retrieve her boat. August 29th 2007. Roz reported ''We found her !''
According to Roz's weblog she has decided to abandon this year's attempt and will restart next year.

Statistics of Women - Oceanrowers	Statistics of Women - Solo Oceanrowers

Sergey & Alexandre Sinelnik (Russia)

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Twin-brothers were on standby in Carnarvon, WA with an intention to undertake the second attempt to row the Indian Ocean from Australia to Mascarene Islands (Mauritius or Reunion, t.b.c.) in their boat "Rus", ancient for 'Russia' . In May 2005 they were forced to stop their first attempt due to watermaker failure and were rescued after 24 days at sea.

Difficulties in importing freeze-dried food into Australia caused crucial delay and eventual loss of the acceptable weather window for the departure. The twins took advice of ORS Int. and in the interest of safety decided to delay their row until next year. They have stored their boat and equipment in Carnarvon, WA (courtesy of Susie and Toby Williams) and will return for the departure in April 2008

Glenn Edwards (Canada) & John Williams (GB)

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were rowing across the Indian Ocean from Fremantle, WA to Mauritius - distance, as the crow flies, of 3667 miles (5901 km) (3187 nautical miles) John Williams, who rowed the Atlantic E-W with Mick Burke in the 2003 , has teamed up with Canadian Glenn Edwards. They were rowing in boat formally known as ‘Atlantic Warrior'.

After 89 days at sea, on June 22, Glenn Edwards left the row boat for personal reasons, he was picked up by a passing ship DAIO ANDES . John Williams has decided to continue alone and to change the destination for Rodriguez Island

Rodriguez Island, July 9th 2007
It has been arranged for a local boat to go out at 10pm (local time), locate John Williams and give him tow back to the island. This decision was made as he continued to get pushed North making unassisted landing on the Island impossible >>>

Left Fremantle on March 24th 2007 at 12:45GMT (9:45pm local time)
Arrived on Rodriguez Island at 10:15GMT, July 10 2007

July 2, 2007 - John's 100th day at sea. Welcome to ''Club 100+'' ! "Club 100+" - all ocean rows of more than 100 days

Charlie Girard (France)

• Last Positions	TIME ELAPSED	days : hours : minutes : seconds 01: 18: 00: 00 approx.
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was attempting to row the Atlantic West to East from Orleans Yacht club in Orleans (USA) to Vendйe (France).

Left Orleans on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 at 19:20 GMT ( 15:20 local time)
On July 6 2007 Charlie was rescued by US Coast Guard helicopter.
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