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# Nationality Male Female Total C I
Total 1881 432 2313 2202 729
United Kingdom 1103 253 1356 1305 366
United States 156 44 200 175 77
France 130 19 149 147 69
Ireland 72 10 82 67 32
Australia 42 12 54 40 21
Netherlands 31 18 49 62 10
South Africa 33 4 37 34 13
Canada 24 12 36 26 19
Switzerland 24 10 34 41 1
New Zealand 24 5 29 32 9
Germany 21 8 29 21 9
Denmark 18 6 24 31 4
Belgium 23 1 24 18 7
Norway 16 6 22 22 2
Spain 18 1 19 16 4
Antigua And Barbuda 11 5 16 19 0
Sweden 12 3 15 14 7
Russia 13 0 13 10 11
Guyana 9 0 9 10 3
China 3 4 7 9 5
Hungary 6 1 7 6 5
Ukraine 6 0 6 6 5
Brazil 5 1 6 3 1
Romania 5 0 5 4 1
Poland 5 0 5 6 1
Iceland 5 0 5 7 4
Jersey 0 4 4 4 0
Faroe Islands 4 0 4 3 3
Italy 4 0 4 3 2
Finland 4 0 4 3 1
Austria 2 2 4 5 1
Bulgaria 3 0 3 6 3
United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 2 1
Lithuania 3 0 3 2 3
Zimbabwe 3 0 3 2 1
Portugal 3 0 3 2 3
Malta 2 0 2 2 0
Gibraltar 2 0 2 0 3
Estonia 2 0 2 2 0
Bahrain 2 0 2 0 2
Serbia 1 1 2 2 0
Japan 2 0 2 2 1
Barbados 2 0 2 3 0
Egypt 2 0 2 0 2
Latvia 2 0 2 4 1
Croatia 2 0 2 2 2
French Guiana 2 0 2 3 0
India 2 0 2 2 2
Slovenia 1 1 2 1 0
Oman 1 0 1 1 0
Georgia 1 0 1 1 0
Costa Rica 1 0 1 1 0
Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 1
Kyrgyzstan 1 0 1 0 4
Greece 1 0 1 1 0
Turkey 1 0 1 6 5
Uruguay 0 1 1 1 0
Mexico 1 0 1 1 0
Argentina 1 0 1 0 2
Lebanon 1 0 1 1 0
Guatemala 1 0 1 1 0
Korea 1 0 1 1 0
Botswana 1 0 1 1 0

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Name Lastname
Nationality / Gender / Number
Birthday Total days at sea Total distance [NM] Amount of oceans rowed / map Amount of ocean rows / vessels
Patrick Quesnel US / M / 17 admin view only
Expedition Number Status Race / Ind Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance
[NM]		 Avg. S
[kt] 		Age at
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 I 14 Jul 1976 00:00 02 Nov 1976 00:00 La Push (US) Honolulu (US) 111d 0h 0m 2954 1.11
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 I 03 Oct 1972 00:00 04 Jan 1973 00:00 Half Moon Bay (US) Half Moon Bay (US) 93d 0h 0m 1216 0.54
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 I 28 Aug 1972 00:00 03 Sep 1972 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Half Moon Bay (US) 6d 0h 0m 130 0.9
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 I 02 Jun 1972 00:00 03 Jul 1972 00:00 Depoe Bay (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US) 31d 0h 0m 686 0.92
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 I 18 May 1972 00:00 25 May 1972 00:00 La Push (US) Depoe Bay (US) 7d 0h 0m 199 1.18
248
 5185 1
1
Peter Bird Peter Bird UK / M / 15 admin view only
73
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 I 27 Mar 1996 00:00 04 Jun 1996 00:00 Nakhodka (Russian Federation) Presido Yacht Club, San Francisco Bay (US) 69d 0h 0m 0
69
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 I 14 Jun 1995 00:00 15 Jun 1995 00:00 Nakhodka (Russian Federation) Nakhodka (Russian Federation) 1d 0h 0m 26 1.08
67
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 I 12 Jun 1995 00:00 13 Jun 1995 00:00 Nakhodka (Russian Federation) Nakhodka (Russian Federation) 1d 0h 0m 26 1.08
63
I
 I 12 May 1993 00:00 12 Mar 1994 00:00 Vladivostok (Russian Federation) Vladivostok (Russian Federation) 304d 0h 0m 5474 0.75
61
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 I 06 Jun 1992 00:00 25 Jun 1992 00:00 Vladivostok (Russian Federation) Vladivostok (Russian Federation) 19d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 23 Aug 1982 00:00 13 Jun 1983 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Great Barrier Reef (AU) 294d 0h 0m 5213 0.74
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 I 01 Oct 1980 00:00 25 Feb 1981 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Hawaii (US) 147d 0h 0m 2039 0.58
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 I 24 Mar 1974 00:00 25 Jun 1974 07:00 Gibraltar (ES) St. Lucia (LC) 93d 7h 0m 3080 1.38
Links: wiki;
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 15858 2
3
Derek King Derek King UK / M / 14 admin view only
29
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 I 24 Mar 1974 00:00 25 Jun 1974 07:00 Gibraltar (ES) St. Lucia (LC) 93d 7h 0m 3080 1.38
93
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Peter Doorish US / M / 14 admin view only
24
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 I 02 Jun 1972 00:00 03 Jul 1972 00:00 Depoe Bay (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US) 31d 0h 0m 686 0.92
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 I 18 May 1972 00:00 25 May 1972 00:00 La Push (US) Depoe Bay (US) 7d 0h 0m 199 1.18
38
 885 0
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Anders Svedlund Anders Svedlund SE / M / 12 admin view only
28
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 I 27 Feb 1974 00:00 06 Sep 1974 00:00 Huasco (CL) Papeete (WS) 191d 0h 0m 5615 1.22
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 I 21 Apr 1971 00:00 24 Jun 1971 00:00 Kalbarri (AU) Antisiranana (MG) 64d 0h 0m 3747 2.44
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 I 15 Sep 1970 00:00 18 Sep 1970 00:00 Perth (AU) Perth (AU) 3d 0h 0m 112 1.56
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 I 17 Mar 1969 00:00 22 Mar 1969 00:00 Auckland (NZ) Auckland (NZ) 5d 0h 0m 0 0
Links: wiki;
263
 9474 2
2
Geoff Allum Geoff Allum UK / M / 11 admin view only
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 I 10 Jan 2013 13:35 11 Jan 2013 13:35 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 1d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 05 Jun 1972 00:00 20 Aug 1972 00:00 St. John’s (CA) St. John’s (CA) 76d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 12 Jan 1971 06:00 26 Mar 1971 12:30 Beach outside Las Palmas Yacht Club, Gran Canaria (ES) Harrison Point (BB) 73d 6h 30m 2621 1.49
Related: Don Allum (cousin);
150
 2621 1
1
Don Allum Don Allum UK / M / 10 admin view only
48
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 I 21 Jun 1987 00:00 05 Sep 1987 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Achill Island (IE) 76d 0h 0m 1638 0.9
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 I 30 Jan 1986 00:00 24 May 1986 00:00 Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES) Nevis (KN) 114d 0h 0m 2676 0.98
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 I 05 Jun 1972 00:00 20 Aug 1972 00:00 St. John’s (CA) St. John’s (CA) 76d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 12 Jan 1971 06:00 26 Mar 1971 12:30 Beach outside Las Palmas Yacht Club, Gran Canaria (ES) Harrison Point (BB) 73d 6h 30m 2621 1.49
Links: wiki; Related: Geoff Allum (cousin);
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 6935 1
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Sidney Genders Sidney Genders UK / M / 9 admin view only
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 I 08 Mar 1970 08:00 02 Apr 1970 08:00 English Harbour (AG) Miami (US) 25d 0h 0m 1155 1.93
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 I 25 Dec 1969 00:00 08 Mar 1970 08:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) English Harbour (AG) 73d 8h 0m 2639 1.5
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 I 11 Sep 1969 00:00 18 Nov 1969 00:00 Sennen Cove (UK) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) 68d 0h 0m 1477 0.91
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 I 28 May 1969 00:00 15 Jun 1969 00:00 Fort Wrath (UK) Fort Wrath (UK) 18d 0h 0m 104 0.24
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 5375 1
1
Tom McClean Tom McClean UK / M / 8 admin view only
46
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 I 16 Jun 1987 00:00 10 Aug 1987 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Bishops Light (IE) 55d 0h 0m 1675 1.27
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 I 17 May 1969 00:00 27 Jul 1969 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Blacksod Bay (IE) 71d 0h 0m 1641 0.96
Links: wiki;
126
 3316 1
2
John Fairfax John Fairfax UK / M / 7 admin view only
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 I 07 Feb 1972 00:00 22 Apr 1972 00:00 Tarawa (KI) Hayman Island (AU) 75d 0h 0m 1933 1.07
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 I 11 Jan 1972 00:00 13 Jan 1972 00:00 Gilbert Islands (KI) Tarawa (KI) 2d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 12 Nov 1971 00:00 09 Jan 1972 00:00 Tangkore (KI) Gilbert Islands (KI) 58d 0h 0m 1496 1.07
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 I 17 Jun 1971 00:00 06 Oct 1971 00:00 Ensenada (MX) Tangkore (KI) 111d 0h 0m 2948 1.11
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 I 26 Apr 1971 00:00 03 Jun 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Ensenada (MX) 38d 0h 0m 0
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 I 20 Apr 1971 00:00 20 Apr 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 15 Apr 1971 00:00 15 Apr 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 10 Apr 1971 00:00 10 Apr 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
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 I 20 Jan 1969 00:00 19 Jul 1969 00:00 San Agustin, Gran Canaria (ES) Hollywood Beach (US) 180d 0h 0m 3773 0.87
Links: wiki;
464
 10150 2
2
Chay Blyth Chay Blyth UK / M / 6 admin view only
7
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 I 04 Jun 1966 00:00 03 Sep 1966 00:00 Cape Cod (US) Aran Isles (IE) 91d 0h 0m 2159 0.99
Links: wiki;
91
 2159 1
1
John Ridgway John Ridgway UK / M / 5 admin view only
7
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 I 04 Jun 1966 00:00 03 Sep 1966 00:00 Cape Cod (US) Aran Isles (IE) 91d 0h 0m 2159 0.99
Links: wiki;
91
 2159 1
1
Hannes Lindermann Hannes Lindermann DE / M / 4 admin view only
5
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 I 20 Oct 1956 00:01 30 Dec 1956 00:01 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) Nassau (BS) 71d 0h 0m 3293 1.93
4
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 I 01 Oct 1956 00:00 05 Dec 1956 00:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) Saint Martin (MF) 65d 0h 0m 2684 1.72
Links: wiki;
136
 5977 1
2
Franz Romer Franz Romer DE / M / 3 admin view only
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 I 11 Sep 1928 00:01 15 Sep 1928 00:01 San Juan (PR) Battery Park, New York (US) 4d 0h 0m 0
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 I 15 Aug 1928 00:01 01 Sep 1928 00:01 St. Thomas (VG) San Juan (PR) 17d 0h 0m 68 0.17
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 I 04 Jun 1928 00:01 01 Aug 1928 00:01 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) St. Thomas (VG) 58d 0h 0m 2775 1.99
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 I 31 Mar 1928 00:01 31 May 1928 00:00 Lisbon (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) 60d 23h 59m 706 0.48
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Frank Samuelsen Frank Samuelsen NO / M / 2 admin view only
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 I 06 Jun 1896 22:00 01 Aug 1896 11:00 Battery Park, New York (US) St. Mary's (UK) 55d 13h 0m 2824 2.12
Links: wiki;
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 2824 1
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George Harboe George Harboe NO / M / 1 admin view only
1
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 I 06 Jun 1896 22:00 01 Aug 1896 11:00 Battery Park, New York (US) St. Mary's (UK) 55d 13h 0m 2824 2.12
Links: wiki;
56
 2824 1
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Matt Wilds Matt Wilds AE / M / admin view only
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 I 14 Dec 2018 12:07 07 Jan 2019 16:00 Terroubi Hotel Marina (SN) Terroubi Hotel Marina (SN) 24d 3h 53m 0 0
24
 0 0
0
David Weston UK / M / admin view only
808
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 R 14 Dec 2017 00:00 18 Dec 2017 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 4d 0h 0m 1 0.01
4
 1 0
0
Keith Whelan Keith Whelan IE / M / admin view only
503
I
 I 04 Jun 2011 00:00 07 Jun 2011 00:00 Abrolhos Islands (AU) Abrolhos Islands (AU) 3d 0h 0m 187 2.6
502
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 I 07 May 2011 00:00 19 May 2011 00:00 Geraldton (AU) Geraldton (AU) 12d 0h 0m 0 0
15
 187 0
0
Andrew Taylor UK / M / admin view only
423
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 R 19 Apr 2009 00:00 22 Apr 2009 00:00 Geraldton (AU) Geraldton (AU) 3d 0h 0m 0 0
3
 0 0
0
Gearoid Towey IE / M / admin view only
265
I
 R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 08 Jan 2006 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) 39d 0h 0m 0 0
39
 0 0
0
Andrew Triggs Hodge Andrew Triggs Hodge UK / M / 0 admin view only
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 R 12 Jun 2022 12:00 25 Jun 2022 23:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 13d 11h 0m 745 2.31
Links: wiki;
13
 745 0
0
Peter Tomic AU / M / admin view only
423
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 R 19 Apr 2009 00:00 22 Apr 2009 00:00 Geraldton (AU) Geraldton (AU) 3d 0h 0m 0 0
3
 0 0
0
Richard Wattam UK / M / admin view only
728
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 I 29 Jan 2016 00:00 14 Feb 2016 23:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 16d 23h 0m 1500 3.69
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 1500 0
0
Nikolai Wedemeye DE / M / admin view only
84
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 22 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 10d 0h 0m 260 1.08
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 260 0
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Rod Tredgett Rod Tredgett UK / M / admin view only
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 I 09 Jun 2025 12:52 03 Aug 2025 20:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Scrabster (UK) 55d 7h 8m 443 0.33
55
 443 0
0
James Wight James Wight UK / M / admin view only
644
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 R 18 Jun 2014 00:00 20 Jun 2014 00:00 Monterey, California (US) Monterey, California (US) 2d 0h 0m 117 2.44
2
 117 0
0
John Wills John Wills UK / M / admin view only
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 I 30 Jun 2004 15:17 07 Aug 2004 15:17 St. John’s (CA) St. John’s (CA) 38d 0h 0m 0 0
38
 0 0
0
Anton Weikmann Anton Weikmann DE / M / admin view only
488
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 I 25 Dec 2010 00:00 29 Dec 2010 00:00 Agadir (MA) Agadir (MA) 4d 0h 0m 0 0
4
 0 0
0
Colin Yeates Colin Yeates UK / M / admin view only
294
I
 I 16 Feb 2006 00:00 18 Feb 2006 00:00 Stanley (FK) Stanley (FK) 2d 0h 0m 0 0
289
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 I 02 Jan 2006 00:00 03 Jan 2006 00:00 Stanley (FK) Stanley (FK) 1d 0h 0m 0 0
3
 0 0
0
Davey du Plessis Davey du Plessis ZA / M / admin view only
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 I 08 Jan 2016 00:01 09 Jan 2016 00:01 Cape Town (ZA) Cape Town (ZA) 1d 0h 0m 0 0
1
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0
Shane Usher Shane Usher AU / M / 0 admin view only
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 I 11 Jun 2014 04:00 07 Aug 2014 14:58 Geraldton (AU) Mahe (SC) 57d 10h 58m 3652 2.65
57
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Jose Toledo Jose Toledo FR / M / admin view only
380
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 I 18 Apr 2008 00:00 16 May 2008 00:00 Dakar (SN) Dakar (SN) 28d 0h 0m 0 0
28
 0 0
0
Pascal Tesnière FR / M / admin view only
662
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 R 18 Oct 2014 00:00 18 Oct 2014 00:00 Saint Louis (SN) Saint Louis (SN) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
548
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 R 29 Jan 2012 10:00 01 Feb 2012 10:00 Dakar (SN) Dakar (SN) 3d 0h 0m 0 0
3
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0
Jesus de la Torre ES / M / 0 admin view only
797
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 R 14 Dec 2017 00:00 10 Feb 2018 18:49 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 58d 18h 49m 2554 1.81
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Marcus Thompson US / M / admin view only
211
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 R 19 Oct 2003 00:00 24 Oct 2003 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) 5d 0h 0m 0 0
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Jelle Veyt Jelle Veyt BE / M / admin view only
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 I 25 Feb 2021 10:00 12 Mar 2021 23:59 Portimao (PT) Marina Puerto Chico, Tenerife. (ES) 15d 13h 59m 647 1.73
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Bob Warren UK / M / admin view only
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 R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 23 Jan 2006 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) 54d 0h 0m 0 0
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Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson UK / M / admin view only
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 I 25 Jun 1980 00:00 25 Jun 1980 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Bishops Rock Lighthouse (UK) 0d 0h 0m 0
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Jean Pierre Vennet FR / M / admin view only
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 R 08 Mar 2009 00:00 20 Apr 2009 00:00 Saint Louis (SN) Saint Louis (SN) 43d 0h 0m 0 0
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Andrew Veal UK / M / 0 admin view only
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 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 26 Jan 2002 05:38 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 111d 5h 38m 2554 0.96
Related: Debra Veal (wife);
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 2554 0
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Gareth Wilson UK / M / admin view only
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 I 04 Jan 2009 06:00 15 Jan 2009 08:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 11d 2h 0m 0 0
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 0 0
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John Walker John Walker UK / M / admin view only
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 I 23 Nov 1997 00:01 26 Nov 1997 00:01 Monterey, California (US) Monterey, California (US) 3d 0h 0m 140 1.94
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Anthony Titcombe Anthony Titcombe UK / M / admin view only
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 I 19 Jan 2010 00:00 02 Feb 2010 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) 14d 0h 0m 0 0
14
 0 0
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Neels Terblanche Neels Terblanche ZA / M / admin view only
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 I 23 Oct 2025 08:00 Cape Town (ZA)
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 I 12 Jan 2024 00:00 12 Jan 2025 00:00 Cape Town (ZA) Cape Town (ZA) 366d 0h 0m 0 0
366
 0 0
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Andre Van der Walt ZA / M / 0 admin view only
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 I 26 May 2022 11:02 05 Jun 2022 00:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 9d 12h 58m 284 1.25
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Ashley Wilson Ashley Wilson UK / M / admin view only
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 I 03 Jul 2015 00:00 07 Jul 2015 23:00 Geraldton (AU) Geraldton (AU) 4d 23h 0m 0 0
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 I 18 May 2015 04:33 19 May 2015 04:33 Geraldton (AU) Geraldton (AU) 1d 0h 0m 0 0
6
 0 0
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Chris Williams UK / M / admin view only
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 R 14 Dec 2017 00:00 14 Dec 2017 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 0d 0h 0m 1 0
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Greg Wood US / M / 0 admin view only
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 R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 09 Feb 2016 17:43 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 51d 8h 43m 2549 2.07
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Jaume Vallori ES / M / admin view only
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 I 12 Nov 2013 00:00 15 Nov 2013 00:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 3d 0h 0m 0 0
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