Ocean Rows to start in 2012

Mathieu Bonnier (France)

Graeme de Wit (South Africa)

after rowing the Atlantic E-W solo (Trades II, 2009) and more than 2500 km in Baffin Bay and the Northwest Passage (2010), is planning to row the Atlantic W-E from Cape Cod to France.
The start is scheduled for Spring 2012 (t.b.a.)

intends to pioneer an alternative route across the Indian Ocean - from Australia to South Africa, from continent to continent. Graeme will row a Phil Morrison design boat built by himself in his workshop in Pietermaritzburg.
The departure is planned for Spring 2012

Ralph Tuijn (Netherlands) 

is going to attempt a solo row across the Indian Ocean, from Fremantle/Kilbarri to mainland Africa. The departure is planned for  May 2012 

Wave Vidmar (USA)

Charles Hedrich (France)

will attempt to row across the North Atlantic W-E, from USA to Europe, aiming for England in his custom, high-tech, hand-made 24 foot ocean row boat Liberty. The departure is scheduled for Summer 2012

intends to row the Atlantic both ways non-stop - from Newfoundland to Europe, along the coasts of France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, to continue via Canary Islands and finish in the Caribbean. The departure is planned for June 2012.

Round Britain 2012

Row around mainland Britain in 10 stages . 2000 nautical miles. Starts Summer 2012

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Matt Craughwell, James Kenworthy, Mike Jones, Fiann Paul, Livar Nysted, Tim Spiteri  - team of six onboard Sara G intend to row the Indian Ocean E-W in a world record attempt. The route t.b.a. The start is scheduled for June 2012

Alex Mutsaars, skipper (Holland) + 4

Jose Tavares (Portugal)

 is intending to cross the Atlantic ocean E-W from Portugal to Barbados in his 11,1 meter ocean rowboat Challenger ( ex Vopac Victory).
4 crew places are available ( age 20-60 ) >>> for details
The departure is scheduled for November 2012

is planning to row the Atlantic E-W solo from Morocco to Brazil onboard Paraguaçú ('big river/sea' in an indigenous language of Brazil), formerly Halcyon, - to become the first Portuguese to row an ocean solo. The departure is scheduled for December 2012

Adam Kreek (Canada), Jordan Hanssen, Greg Spooner & Richard Tarbill (USA) - a crew of Four OAR Northwest intend to row the Atlantic E to W, from Monrovia, Liberia to Venezuela, a distance of 3500 miles (3000nm, 5600km) The departure is planned for beginning of December 2012.

Alejandro Cammarasana (Argentina)

Ben Turner (Australia)

plans to row the Atlantic E-W solo from La Gomera to Barbados in his custom-built ocean rowboat "el Día en Llamas". The estimated departure date - December 2012

is planning to row the Pacific E to W  from Lima, Peru to Sydney, Australia. If successful Ben will become the first Australian and the youngest person to row across the Pacific Ocean solo. The departure is planned for 2012 (date t.b.a.)

Ocean Rows to start in 2013

Leven Brown + 5 (t.b.a.)

Matt Craughwell + 5 (t.b.a. )

are going to row the Atlantic E-W from Gran Canaria to Barbados onboard a super quick new boat aiming for sub 30 day time. The start is scheduled for January 2013.

are going to row the Atlantic E-W from Morocco to Barbados onboard speed-record holding boat Sara G. The start is scheduled for January 2013.

John Bauby (USA)

Niall Iain Macdonald (GB)

intends to row the Atlantic from Hatteras, N.C., USA  to Portugal in his ocean rowboat Lia (formerly Tess) to become the first American to row the Atlantic W to E solo. The departure is planned for Spring 2013. 

is going to attempt a solo row across the Atlantic W-E, from New York to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. The departure is planned for  May 2013

Janice Jakait (Germany)

Mylène Paquette (Canada)

after having successfully completed the row across the Atlantic is now planning to row the Pacific from San Francisco to Australia in her ocean rowboat  Bifröst. The start is scheduled for 2013. More details to follow.

After having rowed the Atlantic East to West (Sara G, 2010), intends to row the North Atlantic solo West to East from Magdalen Islands, Quebec to Brittany, France to become the first Canadian to row the Atlantic West to East.
The departure is scheduled for May - June 2013

Matt Craughwell, skipper, James Mouland, Dr Graham Carlin (UK) + 3 (t.b.a.)

are going to row the Atlantic W-E from New York to UK onboard Sara G in attempt to break the existing record,  set by Leven Brown and his crew in the summer of 2010 - 43 days 21h 26min 48sec  The start is planned for June 2013 

 For details >>>

Race of  solo ocean rowboats across the Atlantic W to E
 from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A. to 
 longitude of Ushant Island, Brittany (05°08’ West)

Starts on June 2013

“La Route du Nord” - 2800 nautical miles (5000 km), - will be competed  by about ten rowers on board 7.50 meter long one-design boats -
single-handed, non-stop and without assistance

Atlantic Rowing Race 2013
from San Sebastian de La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain
 to English Harbour, Antigua

Solo, Pairs, Fours.

The start is scheduled for December 2013

Jenn Gibbons (USA) 

Kjartan J Hauksson (Iceland) 

is planning to row solo across the Atlantic E - W along the Trade Winds Route II - from Senegal, West Africa to Guyana, South America, in her ocean rowboat Liv.
The departure is t.b.a.
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having circumnavigated 1240 nautical miles around Iceland, intends to row the Atlantic E-W solo from Europe to South America, from continent to continent non-stop, to become the first Icelandic-born ocean rower. The departure is t.b.a.

Ocean Rows to start in 2014

Leven Brown + 5 (t.b.a.)

are going to row the Atlantic E-W from Gran Canaria to Barbados onboard a super quick new boat aiming for sub 30 day time. The start is scheduled for January 2014 

          Pacific Rowing Race 2014  

Boats - Solo, Double, Four
from Monterey Bay, California to Honolulu, Hawaii
June 2014

For details >>>

Ocean Rows to start in 2015

Leven Brown + 5 (t.b.a.)

are going to row the Atlantic E-W from Gran Canaria to Barbados onboard a super quick new boat aiming for sub 30 day time. The start is scheduled for January 2015