Ocean Rowing Society 1983

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# Nationality Male Female Total C I
Total 1969 473 2442 2335 749
United Kingdom 1156 280 1436 1387 376
United States 163 48 211 182 82
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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Birthday Total days at sea Total distance [NM] Amount of oceans rowed / map Amount of ocean rows / vessels
Ben Fouracre UK / M / 305 admin view only
Expedition Number Status Race / Ind Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance
[NM]		 Avg. S
[kt] 		Age at
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299
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 R 10 Jun 2006 00:00 02 Sep 2006 23:59 Jersey City (US) Mavagissey (UK) 84d 23h 59m 2863 1.4
85
 2863 1
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Tez Steinberg Tez Steinberg US / M / 1273 admin view only
954
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 I 19 Dec 2023 19:24 23 Apr 2024 06:15 O'ahu (US) Cairns (AU) 125d 10h 51m 4033 1.34
954
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 I 02 Jul 2020 16:00 11 Sep 2020 11:00 Monterey, California (US) O'ahu (US) 70d 19h 0m 2077 1.22
196
 6110 1
1
King-Fretts Hugh King-Fretts Hugh UK / M / 22 admin view only
40
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 I 30 Jan 1984 10:00 08 May 1984 22:30 Los Cristianos (ES) Conset Bay (BB) 99d 12h 30m 2733 1.14
100
 2733 1
1
Iain Yorkie Lomas UK / M / 216 admin view only
221
C
 R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 25 Feb 2004 00:59 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 36d 0h 59m 2534 2.93
36
 2534 1
1
Matthew Mason Matthew Mason UK / M / 712 admin view only
1291
C
 I 15 May 2025 04:20 25 Jul 2025 07:22 Carnarvon (AU) Kilifi (KE) 71d 3h 2m 4382 2.57
1223
C
 I 20 Jun 2024 04:45 06 Aug 2024 01:46 Presido Yacht Club, San Francisco Bay (US) Waikiki (US) 46d 21h 1m 2079 1.85
1163
C
 I 07 Jul 2023 11:48 22 Jul 2023 17:20 Tromso (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 15d 5h 32m 518 1.42
999
C
 I 31 May 2021 19:00 11 Aug 2021 14:10 Brooklyn Bridge, New York (US) Tower Bridge (UK) 71d 19h 10m 3009 1.75
622
C
 I 10 Feb 2014 21:56 15 Mar 2014 20:27 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 32d 22h 31m 2596 3.29
238
 12584 4
5
Peter Raab Peter Raab DE / M / 392 admin view only
368
C
 I 08 Dec 2007 00:00 05 Feb 2008 03:30 Puerto Colon (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 59d 3h 30m 2574 1.81
59
 2574 1
1
Glynn Coupland UK / M / 293 admin view only
287
C
 R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 18 Jan 2006 14:21 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 49d 14h 21m 2554 2.15
50
 2554 1
1
Richard White Richard White UK / M / 114 admin view only
147
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 02 Dec 2001 16:16 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 56d 16h 16m 2554 1.88
57
 2554 1
1
Greg Wood US / M / 0 admin view only
723
C
 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
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Ian Roots Ian Roots UK / M / 115 admin view only
147
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 02 Dec 2001 16:16 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 56d 16h 16m 2554 1.88
57
 2554 1
1
Matthew Hemmings Matthew Hemmings UK / M / 1928 admin view only
1291
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 I 15 May 2025 04:20 25 Jul 2025 07:22 Carnarvon (AU) Kilifi (KE) 71d 3h 2m 4382 2.57
71
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1
Michael Eager Michael Eager UK / M / admin view only
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 R 14 Jun 2026 14:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge. (UK) 2d 4h 37m
2
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Al Howard Al Howard UK / M / 272 admin view only
278
C
 R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 04 Feb 2006 13:16 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 66d 13h 16m 2554 1.6
67
 2554 1
1
John Huppi John Huppi US / M / 1946 admin view only
1303
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 I 04 Jul 2025 08:00 14 Jul 2025 13:00 Engvik (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 10d 5h 0m 518 2.11
Related: Hannah Huppi (wife);
10
 518 1
1
Denis Bribosia Denis Bribosia BE / M / 153 admin view only
168
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 18 Dec 2001 04:08 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 72d 4h 8m 2554 1.47
72
 2554 1
1
Angus Collins Angus Collins UK / M / 746 admin view only
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 I 28 Jun 2025 10:00 25 Jul 2025 20:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Boscastle (UK) 27d 10h 0m 430 0.65
997
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 R 31 May 2021 12:20 30 Jun 2021 20:50 Sausalito, San Francisco Bay (US) Waikiki (US) 30d 8h 30m 2080 2.86
779
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 I 03 Jun 2017 13:00 26 Jul 2017 08:00 Burnham-on-Crouch (UK) Burnham-on-Crouch (UK) 52d 19h 0m 0 0
761
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 R 14 Dec 2016 11:00 19 Jan 2017 01:03 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 35d 14h 3m 2549 2.98
722
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 R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 26 Jan 2016 18:12 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 37d 9h 12m 2549 2.84
649
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 I 30 Jun 2014 23:30 10 Sep 2014 14:21 Exmouth Cape (AU) Mahe (SC) 71d 14h 51m 3549 2.07
255
 11157 3
4
Ian Blandin Ian Blandin UK / M / 59 admin view only
82
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 08 Dec 1997 12:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 57d 12h 0m 2550 1.85
57
 2550 1
1
Gavan Hennigan Gavan Hennigan IE / M / 898 admin view only
759
C
 R 14 Dec 2016 00:15 01 Feb 2017 11:52 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 49d 11h 37m 2549 2.15
49
 2549 1
1
Julien Besson Julien Besson FR / M / 641 admin view only
542
C
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 R 29 Jan 2012 10:00 08 Mar 2012 09:20 Dakar (SN) Cayenne (GY) 38d 23h 20m 2144 2.29
39
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1
Andrew Burns Andrew Burns UK / M / 1109 admin view only
1005
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 I 10 Jul 2021 09:35 22 Aug 2021 12:40 Cowes (UK) Cowes, Isle of Wight (UK) 43d 3h 5m 1438 1.39
868
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 R 12 Dec 2018 13:25 24 Jan 2019 02:18 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 42d 12h 53m 2554 2.5
86
 3992 1
1
John Searson John Searson UK / M / 89 admin view only
102
C
 R 12 Oct 1997 12:00 11 Dec 1997 05:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 59d 17h 0m 2550 1.78
60
 2550 1
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Paul Perchard UK / M / 138 admin view only
160
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 08 Dec 2001 05:42 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 62d 5h 42m 2554 1.71
Related: Kerry Blandin (uncle);
62
 2554 1
1
Tim Thurnham Tim Thurnham UK / M / 164 admin view only
173
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 26 Nov 2001 16:22 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 50d 16h 22m 2554 2.1
51
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1
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;
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0
Francisco Korff ES / M / 136 admin view only
159
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 07 Dec 2001 15:29 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 61d 15h 29m 2554 1.73
62
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1
Damian West Damian West UK / M / 157 admin view only
170
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 25 Dec 2001 21:41 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 79d 21h 41m 2554 1.33
80
 2554 1
1
Alex Gregory OLY Alex Gregory OLY UK / M / 937 admin view only
786
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 I 09 Aug 2017 20:09 21 Aug 2017 18:00 79 55'500" N (NO) Jan Mayen (NO) 11d 21h 51m 600 2.11
786
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 I 08 Aug 2017 00:30 09 Aug 2017 20:09 Longyearbyen (NO) 79 55'500" N (NO) 1d 19h 39m 151 3.51
Links: wiki; Comments: multiple Olympic gold medalist;
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1
John Petersen John Petersen US / M / 1263 admin view only
937
C
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 I 13 Dec 2019 12:00 25 Dec 2019 13:45 Cape Horn (CL) Charles Point (AQ) 12d 1h 45m 529 1.83
12
 529 1
1
Matthew Boreham Matthew Boreham CA / M / 223 admin view only
225
C
 R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 12 Apr 2004 18:27 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 83d 18h 27m 2606 1.3
119
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 I 22 Jul 1999 00:00 22 Jul 1999 00:00 St. John’s (CA) St. John’s (CA) 0d 0h 0m 5 0
111
I
 I 17 Aug 1998 00:00 26 Aug 1998 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 9d 0h 0m 240 1.11
93
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 13 Nov 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 32d 0h 0m 729 0.95
Related: Edward Boreham (brother);
125
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1
Felix Wood Felix Wood UK / M / 0 admin view only
1365
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co
 R 14 Jun 2026 14:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge. (UK) 2d 4h 37m
2
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0
Evan Buckland Evan Buckland US / M / 1044 admin view only
841
C
 R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 27 Jul 2018 00:15 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 49d 23h 15m 2084 1.74
50
 2084 1
1
Toby Wallace Toby Wallace UK / M / 650 admin view only
559
C
 I 26 Feb 2012 06:59 31 Mar 2012 22:30 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 34d 15h 31m 2601 3.13
35
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1
Matt Gaskell Matt Gaskell UK / M / 1229 admin view only
1296
C
 R 06 Jun 2025 13:05 08 Jul 2025 19:56 Monterey, California (US) Hanalei, Kauai (US) 32d 6h 51m 2130 2.75
928
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 R 12 Dec 2019 13:15 17 Jan 2020 09:05 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 35d 19h 50m 2554 2.97
Related: Kevin Gaskell (father);
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Martí Ramírez ES / M / 1571 admin view only
1099
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 R 12 Dec 2022 11:52 13 Jan 2023 06:01 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 31d 18h 9m 2549 3.35
32
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1
Leon Koning Leon Koning NL / M / 1826 admin view only
1243
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 R 11 Dec 2024 07:58 17 Jan 2025 22:18 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 37d 14h 20m 2549 2.83
38
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1
Brian Krauskopf Brian Krauskopf US / M / 915 admin view only
1134
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 I 11 Jan 2023 17:24 17 Jan 2023 17:10 Arctowski Station, King George Island (AQ) Orcadas Base, Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands (AQ) 5d 23h 46m 407 2.85
839
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 R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 12 Jun 2018 01:00 Monterey, California (US) Monterey, California (US) 5d 0h 0m 0 0
766
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 R 14 Dec 2016 11:55 02 Feb 2017 01:59 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 49d 14h 4m 2549 2.14
61
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2
Steffan Evans Steffan Evans UK / M / 1925 admin view only
1285
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 R 01 Feb 2025 10:00 25 Mar 2025 20:21 Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 52d 10h 21m 2731 2.17
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Colin O'Brady Colin O'Brady US / M / 1261 admin view only
937
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 I 13 Dec 2019 12:00 25 Dec 2019 13:45 Cape Horn (CL) Charles Point (AQ) 12d 1h 45m 529 1.83
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John Fairfax John Fairfax UK / M / 7 admin view only
21
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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
21
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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
21
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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
21
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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
21
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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
18
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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
17
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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
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2
Kevin Biggar NZ / M / 183 admin view only
198
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 R 19 Oct 2003 00:00 28 Nov 2003 05:53 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 40d 5h 53m 2534 2.63
40
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Neal Mueller Neal Mueller US / M / 653 admin view only
567
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 I 17 Jul 2012 19:39 26 Aug 2012 22:46 Inuvik (CA) Point Hope (US) 40d 3h 7m 725 0.75
40
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Johnnie Ball Johnnie Ball UK / M / 1488 admin view only
1053
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 I 25 Jan 2022 11:18 30 Mar 2022 06:35 Portimao (PT) Cayenne (GY) 63d 19h 17m 3080 2.01
64
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Abraham Levy Abraham Levy MX / M / 762 admin view only
668
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 I 13 Feb 2015 00:00 14 Mar 2015 01:32 Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) Cancun (MX) 29d 1h 32m 1433 2.06
668
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 I 02 Dec 2014 00:00 29 Jan 2015 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 58d 0h 0m 2554 1.83
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 I 21 Oct 2014 00:00 10 Nov 2014 00:00 Huelva (ES) San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) 20d 0h 0m 748 1.56
107
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Pascal Blond Pascal Blond FR / M / 56 admin view only
80
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 30 Nov 1997 07:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 49d 7h 0m 2550 2.16
49
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Chris Shirley Chris Shirley UK / M / 948 admin view only
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 I 19 Jan 2018 12:00 16 Feb 2018 06:55 Mindelo (CV) French Guyanne (GF) 27d 18h 55m 2013 3.02
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 I 30 Dec 2017 10:20 13 Jan 2018 09:00 Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES) Mindelo (CV) 13d 22h 40m 962 2.88
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 I 12 Dec 2017 12:46 25 Dec 2017 07:00 Portimao (PT) Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES) 12d 18h 14m 550 1.8
55
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Oliver Hicks Oliver Hicks UK / M / 242 admin view only
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 I 23 Jan 2009 00:00 28 Apr 2009 00:00 Tasmania (AU) Stewart Island/Rakiura (NZ) 95d 0h 0m 917 0.4
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 I 27 May 2005 00:00 27 Sep 2005 22:08 Atlantic Highlands (US) St. Mary's (UK) 123d 22h 8m 2821 0.95
Links: wiki;
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James Ketchell James Ketchell UK / M / 520 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
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 R 04 Jan 2010 00:00 24 Apr 2010 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 110d 0h 0m 2554 0.97
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Scott Wonenberg Scott Wonenberg US / M / 232 admin view only
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 I 22 Jan 2004 00:00 09 Mar 2004 03:40 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 47d 3h 40m 2606 2.3
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Guilhem Orlhac Guilhem Orlhac FR / M / 1278 admin view only
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 I 22 Nov 2020 08:00 09 Jan 2021 00:05 Restinga Del Hierro (ES) Martinique (MQ) 47d 16h 5m 2522 2.2
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Geoff Gavey UK / M / 78 admin view only
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 15 Dec 1997 07:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 64d 7h 0m 2550 1.65
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