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	ORS international is pleased to announce that the latest Phil Morrison solo/pairs ocean rowboat is available to be made from our mould. Rossiter Yachts Christchurch , founded in 1937, is the exclusive boat builder for this class of boat, now you can have a boat professionally built from mould in an established and fully equipped boatyard. Phil Morrison has again been engaged by ORS Int. to design a new 4s boat to be built by Rossiter Yachts Christchurch.
	We and Rossiter Yachts are happy to discuss with you details of your solo /double and fours ocean rowboat.
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WHAT'S ON

La Mondiale announces
future projects for years 2009 - 2010 >>>

2 crew members are needed for Dutch team of four that intend to cross the Atlantic W-E by water bike in summer 2009.
For 6000 EUR an interested sportsman can become a part of this great adventure (when it works out ok with the rest of the team)
For more info contact the Captain of the team Alex Mutsaars

An ocean rower Justin Coleman intends to convert an ocean rowboat into an ocean pedal boat and cycle from Gran Canaria to Barbados. He needs a partner for this adventure. If interested, please contact the ORS in the first instance. Departure is planned for January 2011.

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	Arrivals: Leo Rosette (USA)
	Now at Sea : Aldo Diana & Ken Maynard (GB), Paul Ridley (USA), La Mondiale (GB, Ireland, Canada, Faroes)
	On Standby : Erden Eruc (Turkey), Oliver Hicks (GB)
	Calendar of ocean rows in 2009 ● 2010 ● 2012
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Leo Rosette ( USA)

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is rowing the Atlantic E - W solo from La Gomera to Antigua in his boat HALCYON (In Greek Mythology a bird that can calm the wind and sea ).
Left San Sebastian de la Gomera on January 1st 2009 at 7:54GMT Was towed back to La Gomera on January 2nd due to health problem. Intends to resume his row shortly (health permitting)

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Aldo Diana & Ken Maynard (GB)

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are rowing the Atlantic E - W from Gran Canaria to Antigua in the ocean rowboat ''Rita'' to raise money for the charity RAFT.

Left Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria on December 12th 2008 at 13:00GMT

Paul Ridley (USA)

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is rowing the Atlantic E - W solo from La Gomera to the Caribbean in his custom-built fibreglass composite ocean rowboat Liv (Norwegian for “Life”).
Left San Sebastian de la Gomera on January 1st 2009 at 7:54GMT

La Mondiale (GB, Ireland, Canada, Faroes)

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Leven Brown, the Skipper of La Mondiale – the fastest Ocean Rowing boat of all time, - plus international crew of 13: Don Lennox - 2IC, Peter Williams, Livar Nysted, James Mouland, Matt Craughwell, Yacoov Mutnikas, Robert Byrne, Ryan Cocoran, Ian McKeever, Danny Longman, Gareth Wilson, Breffy Morgan, George Kitivitz, - are rowing the Atlantic E-W from Canaries to West Indies, from Gran Canaria to Barbados in attempt to better their boat's record of 33 days 7 hours 30 min.

In order to beat standing record La Mondiale has to arrive in PSC Barbados before 01:30GMT on Feb 7th 2009 (21:30 Feb 6th local time)	COUNT DOWN	days : hours : minutes : seconds
Left Puerto de Mogan, Gran Canaria on January 4th 2009 at 18:00GMT God Speed !!!

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Erden Eruç (Turkey)

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After having formally completed the crossing of the Pacific E to W by taking a tow off coast of Papua New Guinea on May 17 2008, Erden will resume his row to make a landfall in order to proceed with the project "human powered circumnavigation". A ship that left General Santos City, Philippines on December 22^nd took his boat to the May 17th coordinates where Erden tied for tow behind Champion-52: (N0.01842 E144.61819) Due to injury that occurred to Erden on board of the ship, the start of the row has been postponed until the rower's full recovery. The departure can be expected on January 9th - 10th 2009
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Oliver Hicks (GB)

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is planning to row about 15,000 miles (24,140km) in a voyage that could take up to two years - east from Tasmania to Tasmania along the line of 50 degrees South latitude. The row will be the first to take in the world’s three major oceans in one voyage – the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It will be the longest voyage undertaken in a rowing boat. Oliver plans to set off from Hobart, the capital of Tasmania (Australia) onboard his Flying Carrot at the beginning of 2009
On Standby in Hobart, Tasmania

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Calendar of ocean rows in 2009 ● 2010 ● 2012

Ocean rowers and / or ocean rowboats in other adventures

May 2009: Alex Mutsaars, Pierre van Leeuwen, plus 2 rowers t.b.c. and support team Gerrit-Jan Spaans (NL)
Dutch team of four intend to cross the Atlantic W-E by water bike in summer 2009. If successful they will become the first to attempt and complete such a crossing along the Northern route from New York to Amsterdam The water bike is basically an ocean rowboat Vopak Victory with pedal power, after it went through serious reconstruction. The start is scheduled for the beginning of May 2009 Photos >>>

Jan 2011: oceanrower Justin Coleman & TBC intends to convert an ocean rowboat into
an ocean pedal boat and cycle from Gran Canaria to Barbados.
Departure is planned for January 2011.

Ocean Rows to start in 2009


	Eddy Lesage (France)		Victor Gavrishev (Kyrgyzstan)
has decided to row alone across the Atlantic ocean in the ocean rowboat "Martha Dos", from Tenerife to Le Port in Guadeloupe (French West Indies). The departure is scheduled for the first or the second week of January 2009 C.V.		after being forced to delay his start in 2006 due to circumstances beyond his control, intends to row the Atlantic E-W, retracing the route of John Fairfax - from Gran Canaria to Florida, - on board "Solar Wind". The start is planned for January 20th 2009 - the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Fairfax's epic row. C.V. Photos

	Jim Shekhdar (GB)			Victor Mooney (USA)
will try again to row the Southern Ocean W - E from Bluff, NZ to Bluff, NZ - circumnavigation of Antarctica, - in his modified purpose built boat Hornett. The departure date t.b.c.			stated that he would use ocean rowboat The Spirit of Zayed [this is not Memory of Zayed of Stu &Ed!] to make a second attempt in rowing from Senegal to New York City on World AIDS Day (Dec. 2 2008) The departure's postponed for February 2009

		Mick Dawson & Chris Martin (GB)		Gerson Canton (Brazil)
Two oceanrowers will attempt to row together across the North Pacific West to East - from Choshi, Japan to San Francisco, USA in the custom built boat Bojangles. The departure is planned for April 2009			plans to row from Lisbon, Portugal to Bahia, Brazil to become the first Brazilian to row from Portugal to Brazil. The start is scheduled for 2009 (date t.b.a.) Photos of the boat


Race of solo ocean rowboats Atlantic East to West
from Saint Louis, Senegal to Saint Laurent, French Guyana
BOUVET RAMES GUYANE 2009
Starts March 8, 2009
List of entrants >>> British competitors are welcome !!!
See the adv video >>>	See photos of Prologue 2006 >>>

Race of Solo, Pairs and Four rowboats Indian Ocean East to West

from Geraldton, West Australia to Mauritius

organized by Woodvale Challenge

Starts April 19, 2009

List of entrants >>>



	Sarah Outen (GB)		Charlie Girard (France)
intends to row the Indian Ocean solo from Western Australia to Mauritius in a bid to become the first woman, and youngest and fastest person, to make the crossing. The departure is scheduled for Spring 2009		will undertake his second attempt to row the Atlantic W-E from Orleans, Cape Cod (USA) to Vendée (France) The departure is planned for May-June 2009