Ocean Rowing Society 1983

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# Nationality Male Female Total C I
Total 1970 473 2443 2340 748
United Kingdom 1157 280 1437 1387 380
United States 163 48 211 187 77
France 130 19 149 148 69
Ireland 73 10 83 68 32
Australia 42 13 55 41 21
Netherlands 34 18 52 66 10
Switzerland 32 10 42 51 5
South Africa 37 4 41 39 13
Canada 25 12 37 27 19
Germany 23 12 35 27 9
New Zealand 24 5 29 32 9
Belgium 25 1 26 19 8
Denmark 20 6 26 34 4
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 4 4 8 9 6
Hungary 6 1 7 6 5
Estonia 6 0 6 6 0
Ukraine 6 0 6 6 5
Brazil 5 1 6 3 1
Romania 5 0 5 4 1
Mexico 1 4 5 5 0
Poland 5 0 5 6 1
Iceland 5 0 5 7 4
Austria 2 3 5 6 1
Jersey 0 4 4 4 0
Italy 4 0 4 3 2
Faroe Islands 4 0 4 3 3
Finland 4 0 4 3 1
Bulgaria 3 0 3 6 3
United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 2 1
Lithuania 3 0 3 3 2
Zimbabwe 3 0 3 2 1
Portugal 3 0 3 2 3
Japan 2 0 2 2 1
Serbia 1 1 2 2 0
Egypt 2 0 2 0 2
Malta 2 0 2 3 0
Croatia 2 0 2 2 2
India 2 0 2 2 2
Latvia 2 0 2 4 1
Barbados 2 0 2 3 0
French Guiana 2 0 2 3 0
Slovenia 1 1 2 1 0
Gibraltar 2 0 2 0 3
Bahrain 2 0 2 0 2
Costa Rica 1 0 1 1 0
Greece 1 0 1 1 0
Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 1
Uruguay 0 1 1 1 0
Georgia 1 0 1 1 0
Argentina 1 0 1 0 2
Turkey 1 0 1 6 5
Guatemala 1 0 1 1 0
Korea 1 0 1 1 0
Kyrgyzstan 1 0 1 0 4
Lebanon 1 0 1 1 0
Oman 1 0 1 1 0
Botswana 1 0 1 1 0

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Name Lastname
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Birthday Total days at sea Total distance [NM] Amount of oceans rowed / map Amount of ocean rows / vessels
Chay Blyth Chay Blyth UK / M / 6 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 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
3
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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
2
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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
2
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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
140
 3549 1
1
Frank Samuelsen Frank Samuelsen NO / M / 2 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
1
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
1
Michael Eager Michael Eager UK / M / admin view only
1365
S
co
 R 14 Jun 2026 14:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge. (UK) 31d 5h 20m
31
 0 0
0
John Walker John Walker UK / M / admin view only
108
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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
3
 140 0
0
Glenn Edwards Glenn Edwards CA / M / 0 admin view only
335
C
 I 24 Mar 2007 00:00 09 Jul 2007 21:30 Fremantle (AU) Longitude of Rodriguez (MU) 107d 21h 30m 2818 1.09
108
 2818 0
0
Olivier Ducap FR / M / admin view only
666
I
 R 18 Oct 2014 00:00 27 Dec 2014 00:00 Saint Louis (SN) Saint Louis (SN) 70d 0h 0m 0 0
70
 0 0
0
David Johnstone David Johnstone UK / M / admin view only
6
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 I 21 May 1966 00:00 03 Sep 1966 00:00 Virginia Beach (US) Bishops Rock Lighthouse (UK) 105d 0h 0m 1545 0.61
105
 1545 0
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Vyatcheslav Kavtchenko Vyatcheslav Kavtchenko RU / M / admin view only
134
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 I 31 Mar 2001 00:00 08 Apr 2001 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 8d 0h 0m 100 0.52
8
 100 0
0
Jaume Vallori ES / M / admin view only
595
I
 I 12 Nov 2013 00:00 15 Nov 2013 00:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 3d 0h 0m 0 0
3
 0 0
0
Mike Johnson Mike Johnson ZW / 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
17
 1500 0
0
Howard Wagstaff UK / M / admin view only
758
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 I 14 Dec 2016 00:00 16 Dec 2016 00:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 2d 0h 0m 0 0
2
 0 0
0
Jelle Veyt Jelle Veyt BE / M / admin view only
985
Ic
 I 25 Feb 2021 10:00 12 Mar 2021 23:59 Portimao (PT) Marina Puerto Chico, Tenerife. (ES) 15d 13h 59m 647 1.73
16
 647 0
0
Jean Pierre Vennet FR / M / admin view only
403
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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
43
 0 0
0
Chris Jenkins Chris Jenkins UK / M / admin view only
382
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 I 01 Jun 2008 00:00 13 Jun 2008 00:00 Jersey City (US) Jersey City (US) 12d 0h 0m 0 0
12
 0 0
0
Shane Usher Shane Usher AU / M / 0 admin view only
641
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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
 3652 0
0
Nicolas Jarossay Nicolas Jarossay FR / M / admin view only
732
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 I 10 Apr 2016 00:01 10 Apr 2016 00:01 Praia (CV) Praia (CV) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
0
 0 0
0
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
10
 284 0
0
Wayne Dueck CA / M / admin view only
514
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 R 05 Dec 2011 00:00 18 Dec 2011 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 13d 0h 0m 0 0
13
 0 0
0
William Janssen William Janssen US / M / 0 admin view only
1080
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 R 12 Dec 2022 11:03 28 Dec 2022 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 15d 12h 57m 867 2.33
16
 867 0
0
Andrew Veal UK / M / 0 admin view only
148
C
 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);
111
 2554 0
0
Ian Kavanaugh UK / M / admin view only
586
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 R 01 Jun 2013 07:16 07 Jun 2013 07:16 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 6d 0h 0m 0 0
6
 0 0
0
Martin Johnston UK / M / 0 admin view only
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 I 01 May 2022 12:00 01 May 2023 12:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 365d 0h 0m 0 0
365
 0 0
0
Casey Dunn Casey Dunn US / M / admin view only
108
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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
3
 140 0
0
Frederik Jacobs Frederik Jacobs CH / M / 0 admin view only
1368
S
 I 03 Jul 2026 22:04 Longyearbyen (NO) Thurso.. (UK) 11d 21h 16m
12
 0 0
0
Myles Jackson UK / M / admin view only
758
I
 I 14 Dec 2016 00:00 16 Dec 2016 00:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 2d 0h 0m 0 0
2
 0 0
0
Jack Jones Jack Jones UK / M / admin view only
481
I
co
 R 01 Jun 2010 16:30 14 Jun 2010 00:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 12d 7h 30m 1 0
12
 1 0
0
Gijs Vanden Bogaerde Gijs Vanden Bogaerde BE / M / admin view only
985
Ic
 I 25 Feb 2021 10:00 12 Mar 2021 23:59 Portimao (PT) Marina Puerto Chico, Tenerife. (ES) 15d 13h 59m 647 1.73
16
 647 0
0
Oscar Jackson UK / M / admin view only
758
I
 I 14 Dec 2016 00:00 16 Dec 2016 00:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 2d 0h 0m 0 0
2
 0 0
0
Robert Driscoll Robert Driscoll UK / M / 0 admin view only
1125
I
 I 23 Dec 2022 15:29 27 Dec 2022 20:33 Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 4d 5h 4m 109 1.08
4
 109 0
0
Kevin Doyle Kevin Doyle IE / M / admin view only
671
I
 I 24 Nov 2014 21:59 09 Dec 2014 02:29 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 14d 4h 30m 0 0
14
 0 0
0
Alex Dumbrava Alex Dumbrava RO / M / 0 admin view only
831
C
 I 12 Mar 2018 12:52 13 May 2018 03:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) Puerto de Baracoa (CU) 61d 14h 8m 3238 2.19
831
C
 I 10 Feb 2018 11:34 23 Feb 2018 11:50 Portimao (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) 13d 0h 16m 642 2.06
75
 3880 0
0
Howie Raw UK / M / admin view only
599
I
 R 04 Dec 2013 13:00 04 Dec 2013 13:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
0
 0 0
0
David Irving David Irving IE / 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
Gareth Wilson UK / M / admin view only
389
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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
11
 0 0
0
Felix Wood Felix Wood UK / M / 0 admin view only
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31
 0 0
0
Peter Haining UK / M / admin view only
98
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 14 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 2d 0h 0m 52 1.08
Links: wiki;
2
 52 0
0
Greg Wood US / M / 0 admin view only
723
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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
51
 2549 0
0
Victor Handley UK / M /
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 R 11 Dec 2024 08:54 11 Dec 2024 08:54 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 0d 0h 0m 0 0
0
 0 0
0
Ryan Foss Ryan Foss US / M / admin view only
743
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 R 05 Jun 2016 01:00 09 Jun 2016 01:00 Monterey, California (US) Monterey, California (US) 4d 0h 0m 180 1.88
4
 180 0
0
Ashley Wilson Ashley Wilson UK / M / admin view only
691
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 I 03 Jul 2015 00:00 07 Jul 2015 23:00 Geraldton (AU) Geraldton (AU) 4d 23h 0m 0 0
685
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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
0
Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson UK / M / admin view only
35
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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
0
 0 0
0
Joseph Gagnon Joseph Gagnon CA / M / admin view only
780
I
 I 13 Jun 2017 12:00 21 Jul 2017 12:00 St. John’s (CA) St. John’s (CA) 38d 0h 0m 0 0
38
 0 0
0
Craig Forsyth Craig Forsyth UK / M / admin view only
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 I 06 May 2025 08:00 23 May 2025 20:00 Hartlepool (UK) Hartlepool. (UK) 17d 12h 0m 163 0.39
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 I 14 Apr 2024 07:00 15 Apr 2024 01:00 Thurso (UK) Wick (UK) 0d 18h 0m 32 1.78
18
 195 0
0
John Wills John Wills UK / M / admin view only
237
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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
Jason Harisson Jason Harisson AU / M / admin view only
1071
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 I 21 Jun 2022 00:00 07 Aug 2022 00:00 Monterey, California (US) Cairns (AU) 47d 0h 0m 142 0.13
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 I 25 May 2022 00:00 03 Jun 2022 18:00 Monterey, California (US) Cairns (AU) 9d 18h 0m 35 0.15
1007
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 I 30 Jul 2021 10:54 31 Jul 2021 05:45 Monterey, California (US) Cairns (AU) 0d 18h 51m 12 0.67
1000
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 I 11 Jun 2021 06:00 21 Jun 2021 00:00 Sausalito, San Francisco Bay (US) Cairns (AU) 9d 18h 0m 150 0.64
68
 339 0
0
Peter Harley Peter Harley ZA / M / admin view only
1145
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 I 04 Jun 2023 06:26 05 Jun 2023 01:50 Monterey, California (US) Honolulu (US) 0d 19h 24m 7 0.37
1062
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 I 15 May 2022 14:00 23 May 2022 23:15 Norfolk (US) La Trinite'-sur-Mer (FR) 8d 9h 15m 182 0.91
9
 189 0
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