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Last update July 31 2010

SOME  FACTS IN FIGURES
+ - completed
 -   incomplete
Ocean Direction Category Attempts + -   Attempts
independent		 + - Attempts
in  races 		+ -

Atlantic

                        
 

E - W

 Solo

126

 73 53   69 37 32 57 36 21
    Double

165

 144 21  

20

 18 2 145 126

19
    Four

20

 19 1   2 2 0 18 17

1
    Crew 10 5 5   10 5 5

-

    
                         
 

W - E

 Solo

34

 12 22   34 12

22

 -    
    Double

6

2

 4   6 2 4 -    
    Four 12 6 6   8 3 5 4 3 1
                         

Pacific

                        
 

E - W

 Solo

12

 6 6   12 6 6 -    
    Double

9

 2 7   9 2 7 -    
                         
 

W - E

 Solo 13 2 11   13 2 11 -    
    Double 2

1

 1   2 1 1 -    
                         

Mid-Pacific

                        
 

E - W

                      
    Solo 5 5 0   5 5 0 -    
                         

Indian

                        
 

E - W

 Solo 9 4 5   7 4 3 2

0

2
    Double 8

2

 6   4

0

 4 4 2 2
    Double/Solo

1

1

 0   1 1 0 -    
    Four 4 3 1   - - - 4 3 1
    Eight 1 1 0   1 1 - - - -
                         

Arctic

   Double 1 1 0   1 1 0 -    
                         

Southern Ocean
circumnavigation

W - E

 Solo 2 0 2   2 0 2 -    
Ocean Direction Category Attempts + -   Independent + - In  races + -

 

No RACE YEAR ORGANIZER BOATS + -
1 Port St Charles Atlantic Rowing Race

1997

 Challenge Business, Sir Chay Blyth

30

 24 6
2 Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge 2001 Challenge Business, Sir Chay Blyth

36

 33 3
3 Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race 2003 Challenge Business, Sir Chay Blyth 16 15 1
4 ORS  Atlantic Rowing Regatta 2004 Ocean Rowing Society, Kenneth F.Crutchlow

13

 12 1
5 Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 2005 Woodvale Events, Simon Chalk 26 20 6
6

Shepherd Ocean Fours Rowing Race

 2006 Woodvale Events,  Simon Chalk 4 3 1
7 Rames Guyane 2006 54˚ West, Michel Horeau 15 7 8
8 Atlantic Rowing Race 2007 2007 Woodvale Challenge, Amanda Claridge 22 20 2
9 Bouvet Rames Guyane 2009 2009 54˚ West, Michel Horeau 22 13 9

10

 Indian Ocean Rowing Race 2009 Woodvale Challenge, Simon Chalk 10 5 5
11 Atlantic Rowing Race 2009 2010 Woodvale Challenge, Simon Chalk 30 30 0
             

                                                                                         Total boats in races:                    Challenge Business -   82
                                                                                                                                Woodvale Events/Challenge - 122
                                                                                                                                                               54˚ West -   37
                                                                                                                                        Ocean Rowing Society -   13
                                                                                                                                      __________________________
                                                                                                                                                                               254

                                                                                                                                              Total Independent : 166

The first solo in a race
Sam Knight
ORS Atlantic Rowing Regatta, 2004

The first double in a race
Rob Hamill & Phil Stubbs
 Port St Charles Atlantic Rowing Race, 1997

The first four in a race
Jason Hart, Phil Langman, Yorkie Lomas and Shaun Barker
ORS Atlantic Rowing Regatta, 2004

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