Last update January 29 2008

The First Ocean Rowers by Ocean
As Compiled by Oceanrowing.com
 

We gratefully acknowledge the support and help of D.H.(Nobby) Clarke
(formally of Guinness Book of Records) for his help and guidance in  completing this list.

 

A T L A N T I C   O C E A N
 

Atlantic W-E Double
First Crossing Of Any Ocean

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

George

Harbo

Norway

Fox

3250

June 06 1896

August 01 1896

55 days
13 hours

Battery Park Manhattan
New York (USA)

La Havre (France)
via Isles of Scilly
(England)

Gabriel

Samuelsen

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Atlantic E-W Solo

First Crossing Of Any Ocean Solo

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

John

Fairfax

GB

Britannia

3342

January 20 1969

July 19 1969

180

San Agustin (Gran Canaria,
Canary Islands)

Hollywood
Beach
(USA Florida)

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Atlantic W-E Solo

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Tom

McClean

GB

Super Silver

1680

May 17 1969

July 27 1969

71

St Johns
(Newfoundland Canada)

Blacksod Bay
(Ireland)

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Atlantic E-W Double

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Don

Allum

GB

QE3

2730

January 12 1971

March 26 1971

74

Las Palmas
(Tenerife Canary Islands)

Barbados
(West Indies)

Geoff

Allum

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Atlantic E-W Solo

First Woman To Row Any Ocean Solo

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Tori

Murden

USA

Sector No Limits 
American Pearl

3333

 September 13 1999

 

December 03 1999

81

 Los Gigantes
Tenerife, Canary Islands		 Guadelupe
(West Indies)

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Atlantic W-E Solo

First Woman To Row Atlantic W-E

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

       Maud

Fontenoy

France

Pilotl

 4038 June 13 2003

 

 October 9 2003 117        St Pierre et Miquelon         (off Newfoundland) La Coruna, Spain

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Atlantic E-W Double
First All Women Ocean Double

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Stephanie

Brown

New Zealand

Telecom 
Challenge 25

~3000

October 7 2001

November 26 2001

50 days
7h 00min

Playa San Juan
Tenerife, Canarias, Spain		 Port St. Charles,
Barbados

Jude

Ellis

 

 

Atlantic E-W Four
The First Ocean Four

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Shaun Barker

GB

Queensgate

2907

January 20 2004

February 26 2004

36 days
59 min

San Sebastian de La Gomera (Canary Islands)

Port Saint Charles, Barbados
(West Indies)

Jason Hart
Phil Langman
Yorkie Lomas

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Atlantic E-W Four
First All Women Ocean Four
 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

 Paula Evemy GB (Guernsey) Mission Atlantic ~3000 November 30 2005  February 05 2006 67d 07h  20 min San Sebastian,
 La Gomera, Spain

Antigua (West Indies)
Kathy  Tracey
Sarah Day
Lois  Rawlins-Duquemin

 

 

Atlantic E-W Five
The First Ocean Five

 

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Ben Thackwray GB Oyster Shack 3011 December 23 2007
12:05GMT 		 January 29 2008
17:55GMT		 37d 5h 55 min San Sebastian,
 La Gomera, Spain		 Antigua
Mike Martin
George Oliver
Ian  Couch
Simon Chalk Captain

 

 

Atlantic E-W Crew  of 11

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Captain Gerard

Seibel

France

La Mondiale

2800

March 25 1992

April 29 1992

35 days
8 h 30 min

Santa-Crus-de-la-Palma
(Canary Islands)

Martinique
(West Indies)

(11 man crew)

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Atlantic E-W Crew of 14

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO
Peter Donaldson GB/
Republic of Ireland		 La Mondiale 3140 December 15 2007
13:05GMT		 January 17 2008  
20:35GMT
33 days 7h 30min		 Puerto Mogan, Gran Canaria Canary Islands, Spain Port St Charles, Barbados,  West Indies
Mike Tooth
Julian Barnwell
Reinhardt von Hof
Ray Carroll
Charlie Taylor
Stuart Kershaw
Don Lennox
Oliver Dudley
 Rob Loder-Symonds
 Peter Luard

Jamie 

Walker
 Liam Hughes
Leven Brown Captain

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Atlantic W-E Four

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

George Rock

GB

 

 Naturally Best

 

 2312

 

 31/05/05

 

 10/07/05 39 days 22hours 10min 30sec St. Johns, Newfoundland (Canada) Longitude of Bishop's Rock
Robert Munslow
Nigel Morris
Steven Dawson

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Atlantic W-E Four from USA

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Gijs Groeneveld

Netherlands

 

 Vopak Victory

 

 3708

 

 27/05/05

 

 27/07/05 60 days 16hours
 19 min		 Atlantic Highlands, NJ., USA Longitude of Bishop's Rock
Robert Hoeve
Jaap Koomen
Maarten Staarink

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Atlantic Both Directions Solo

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Don

Allum

GB

QE3

2715

January 30 1986

May 23 1986

114

Pasito Blanco
(Tenerife Canary Islands)

Nevis
(West Indies)

1720

June 21 1987

September 5 1987

76

St Johns
(Newfoundland Canada)

Dooagh, Ireland

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Atlantic Both Directions Solo

First Woman To Row Any Ocean Both Directions Solo

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Anne

Quemere

France

Le Connetable

3099

 December 26 2002 February 21 2003 56 days
13 h 09min		 San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Canaria		 Guadeloupe
4065

June 3 2004

 August 30 2004       87

Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)

  Meridian of I.d'Ouessant, France (her stated goal)

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Atlantic Both Directions Solo Twice

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Emmanuel

Coindre

France

 Ville de Dinard 3231 April 15 2001 June 11 2001 57days
4h30min		 Puerto Mogan
Gran Canaria		 Guadeloupe
Lady Bird

 

 4545 July 29 2002 October 25 2002 87 days 13hours
 59 min		 Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA) d'Ouessant, France
2891 January 7 2004 February 19  2004 42 days 14hours
32min 		Restinga Del Hierro (El Hierro Canary Islands) Guadeloupe
3387 July 9 2004 September 10 2004 62 days 19hours
 48 min		 Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)  Meridian of I.d'Ouessant, France

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Atlantic Both Directions in One Year Solo

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Emmanuel

Coindre

France
Lady Bird

 
2891 January 7 2004 February 19  2004 42 days 14hours
32min 		Restinga Del Hierro (El Hierro Canary Islands) Guadeloupe
3387 July 9 2004 September 10 2004 62 days 19hours
 48 min		 Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. (USA)  Meridian of I.d'Ouessant, France

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Atlantic E-W Twice  in the Same Year Double

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

 BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Michael

Perrens

GB
1) Carpe Diem ~3000 January 20 2004 11:00GMT March 08 2004 48 days 6h 36min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain		 Port St. Charles,
Barbados
2) Britannia Endeavour 3100 November 12 2004 14:05GMT December 23  2004 07:33GMT 40days 17h 28min San Sebastian,
La Gomera, Spain		 Port St. Charles,
Barbados

1) with Chris Morgan
2) with Frank Gargan

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Atlantic W-E Four
First Crew to Row The Atlantic W-E
From Mainland US To Mainland UK

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

Brad Vickers

USA

 

 James Robert Hanssent 3290 10/06/06 20/08/06 71 days 3hours
 22 min
35 sec
 (from land to land)		 Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City,  NJ, USA Falmouth,  Port Pendennis Marina
Dylan LeValley
Greg Spooner
Jordan Hanssen

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Atlantic E-W Solo
First Physically Disable To Row an Ocean
 

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT

MILES

DEPART

ARRIVAL

DAYS

FROM

TO

      Stuart

Boreham

GB

Macmillan Spirit

 3341 November 15 2004

 

 March 3 2004 23:20GMT 109days 12h 09min Playa Santiago,
La Gomera, Spain		 Port St. Charles,
Barbados

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Atlantic E-W Double
First Physically Disable Crew To Row An Ocean

 

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

COUNTRY

BOAT