Ocean Rowing Society 1983

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# Nationality Male Female Total C I
Total 1867 429 2296 2161 736
United Kingdom 1100 252 1352 1288 370
United States 148 42 190 160 77
France 130 19 149 147 69
Ireland 71 10 81 66 32
Australia 42 12 54 40 21
Netherlands 31 18 49 61 11
South Africa 33 4 37 33 13
Canada 24 12 36 26 19
Switzerland 23 10 33 37 1
New Zealand 24 5 29 32 9
Germany 20 8 28 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 8 6
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 5 4
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
Nigel Gower Nigel Gower UK / M / 218 admin view only
Expedition Number Status Race / Ind Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance
[NM]
Avg. S
[kt]
Age at
start
221
C
R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 14 Mar 2004 09:38 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 54d 9h 38m 2606 2
54
2606 1
1
Michael Turner Michael Turner UK / M / 1478 admin view only
1047
C
I 22 Dec 2021 10:10 20 Feb 2022 00:07 Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 59d 13h 57m 2607 1.82
60
2607 1
1
Steve Issacs UK / M / 89 admin view only
102
C
R 12 Oct 1997 12:00 09 Dec 1997 23:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 58d 11h 0m 2550 1.82
58
2550 1
1
Mike Palmer Mike Palmer UK / M / 565 admin view only
493
C
I 31 Jan 2011 00:00 14 Mar 2011 17:54 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 42d 17h 54m 2601 2.54
46
2601 1
1
Louis Ginglo Louis Ginglo CA / M / 229 admin view only
228
C
R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 19 May 2004 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 120d 0h 0m 2606 0.9
120
2606 1
1
Matthew Ponsonby Matthew Ponsonby UK / M / 1673 admin view only
1160
C
I 22 Jun 2023 14:00 29 Jul 2023 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Dingle (IE) 36d 10h 0m 1641 1.88
Links: https://instagram.com/mattandgiles?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ;
36
1641 1
1
Franck Bruno FR / M / 286 admin view only
283
C
R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 23 Jan 2006 03:31 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 54d 3h 31m 2554 1.97
Disability: Single leg amputee;
54
2554 1
1
Robert Barton Robert Barton AU / M / 1639 admin view only
1141
C
I 25 Apr 2023 23:30 20 Jul 2023 11:39 Carnarvon (AU) Dar Es Salaam (TZ) 85d 12h 9m 4829 2.35
86
4829 1
1
Janette Benaddi UK / F / 816 admin view only
709
C
R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 25 Feb 2016 14:02 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 67d 5h 2m 2549 1.58
67
2549 1
1
Dominic Marsh UK / M / 141 admin view only
461
C
R 04 Jan 2010 00:00 19 Mar 2010 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 74d 0h 0m 2554 1.44
162
C
R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 09 Dec 2001 05:52 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 63d 5h 52m 2554 1.68
137
5108 1
2
George Harboe George Harboe NO / M / 1 admin view only
1
C
H
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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
Norman Butler Norman Butler UK / M / 171 admin view only
178
C
I 08 Oct 2001 00:00 29 Dec 2001 12:40 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 82d 12h 40m 2534 1.28
83
2534 1
1
Xabier Agote Xabier Agote ES / M / 114 admin view only
146
C
R 22 Oct 2001 00:00 11 Jan 2002 00:00 El Hierro (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 81d 0h 0m 2489 1.28
146
C
R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 10 Oct 2001 00:00 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) El Hierro (ES) 3d 0h 0m 65 0.9
84
2554 1
1
Jason Howard-Ady Jason Howard-Ady UK / M / 627 admin view only
529
C
I 14 Dec 2011 00:00 17 Feb 2012 03:03 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 65d 3h 3m 2604 1.67
65
2604 1
1
Vladimir Maximov Vladimir Maximov RU / M / 764 admin view only
669
C
I 16 Nov 2014 09:30 15 Mar 2015 13:47 Lisbon (PT) Barbados (BB) 119d 4h 17m 3068 1.07
119
3068 1
1
Ken Maynard Ken Maynard UK / M / 625 admin view only
529
C
I 14 Dec 2011 00:00 17 Feb 2012 03:03 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 65d 3h 3m 2604 1.67
90
2604 1
1
Mick Dawson Mick Dawson UK / M / 148 admin view only
839
C
R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 28 Aug 2018 14:54 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 82d 13h 54m 2084 1.05
430
C
I 08 May 2009 00:00 13 Nov 2009 10:39 Choshi (JP) Golden Gate Bridge (US) 189d 10h 39m 4415 0.97
287
C
R 06 Dec 2005 00:00 05 Feb 2006 02:50 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 61d 2h 50m 2554 1.74
165
C
R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 16 Dec 2001 09:12 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 70d 9h 12m 2554 1.51
Links: wiki; Related: Steve Dawson (brother);
525
12226 2
4
Andrew Morris UK / M / 294 admin view only
287
C
R 06 Dec 2005 00:00 05 Feb 2006 02:50 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 61d 2h 50m 2554 1.74
63
2600 1
1
Hamish Stewart UK / M / 799 admin view only
700
C
R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 24 Feb 2016 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 65d 15h 0m 2549 1.62
66
2550 1
1
Mark Stubbs Mark Stubbs UK / M / 90 admin view only
102
C
R 12 Oct 1997 12:00 09 Dec 1997 23:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 58d 11h 0m 2550 1.82
117
3454 1
1
Colin Hiscock Colin Hiscock UK / M / 1675 admin view only
1161
C
I 07 Jul 2023 11:48 22 Jul 2023 17:20 Tromso (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 15d 5h 32m 518 1.42
15
518 1
1
Rob Hamill Rob Hamill NZ / M / 77 admin view only
96
C
R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 22 Nov 1997 02:55 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 41d 2h 55m 2550 2.59
41
2550 1
1
Mark Sealey Mark Sealey UK / M / 1319 admin view only
1161
C
I 07 Jul 2023 11:48 22 Jul 2023 17:20 Tromso (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 15d 5h 32m 518 1.42
972
U
C
R 12 Dec 2020 11:12 01 Feb 2021 10:28 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 50d 23h 16m 2549 2.08
66
3067 2
2
Michael Ryan UK / M / 130 admin view only
156
C
R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 23 Dec 2001 21:02 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 77d 21h 2m 2554 1.37
78
2554 1
1
Simon van der Hoek NL / M / 1496 admin view only
1059
C
ms
I 03 May 2022 13:23 30 May 2022 04:21 Mindelo (CV) Kourou (GF) 26d 14h 58m 1771 2.78
1059
C
ms
I 06 Apr 2022 11:56 02 May 2022 08:58 Portimao (PT) Mindelo (CV) 25d 21h 2m 1496 2.41
53
3267 1
1
Mike Nestor Mike Nestor UK / M / 25 admin view only
44
C
B
I 30 Jan 1986 00:00 13 Apr 1986 00:00 Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES) Georgetown (GY) 73d 0h 0m 2719 1.55
73
2719 1
1
Elaine Theaker UK / F / 973 admin view only
1158
C
U
R 12 Jun 2023 14:39 02 Aug 2023 20:23 Monterey, California (US) Hanalei, Kauai (US) 51d 5h 44m 2131 1.73
804
C
R 14 Dec 2017 00:00 12 Feb 2018 18:34 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 60d 18h 34m 2554 1.75
112
4685 2
2
Geoff Gavey UK / M / 71 admin view only
92
C
R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 15 Dec 1997 07:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 64d 7h 0m 2550 1.65
64
2550 1
1
Nigel Morris Nigel Morris UK / M / 243 admin view only
251
C
I 31 May 2005 00:00 09 Jul 2005 22:10 St. John’s (CA) Bishops Light (IE) 39d 22h 10m 1675 1.75
61
2579 1
1
Pascal Blond Pascal Blond FR / M / 76 admin view only
95
C
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
2550 1
1
Nick Southwood Nick Southwood UK / M / 1912 admin view only
1282
N
C
R 01 Feb 2025 10:00 26 Mar 2025 14:59 Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 53d 4h 59m 2731 2.14
53
2731 1
1
Tori Murden Tori Murden US / F / 100 admin view only
121
C
I 13 Sep 1999 00:00 03 Dec 1999 07:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Guadeloupe (GP) 81d 7h 0m 2896 1.48
169
5623 1
1
Aldo Diana Aldo Diana UK / M / 624 admin view only
529
C
I 14 Dec 2011 00:00 17 Feb 2012 03:03 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 65d 3h 3m 2604 1.67
90
2604 1
1
Neil Glover Neil Glover UK / M / 1910 admin view only
1282
N
C
R 01 Feb 2025 10:00 26 Mar 2025 14:59 Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 53d 4h 59m 2731 2.14
53
2731 1
1
Peter Ross Peter Ross UK / M / 1913 admin view only
1282
N
C
R 01 Feb 2025 10:00 26 Mar 2025 14:59 Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 53d 4h 59m 2731 2.14
53
2731 1
1
Christopher Morgan Christopher Morgan UK / M / 215 admin view only
220
C
R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 08 Mar 2004 06:36 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 48d 6h 36m 2606 2.25
48
2606 1
1
Dominique Pape Dominique Pape FR / M / 1634 admin view only
1136
C
I 30 Jan 2023 13:18 25 Mar 2023 12:49 Restinga Del Hierro (ES) Guadeloupe (GP) 53d 23h 31m 2507 1.94
54
2507 1
1
Giles Johnson Giles Johnson UK / M / 1674 admin view only
1160
C
I 22 Jun 2023 14:00 29 Jul 2023 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Dingle (IE) 36d 10h 0m 1641 1.88
Links: https://instagram.com/mattandgiles?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ;
36
1641 1
1
Sean Crowley Sean Crowley UK / M / 24 admin view only
53
C
I 17 Jun 1988 00:00 17 Sep 1988 00:00 Halifax (CA) Galway (IE) 92d 0h 0m 1876 0.85
44
C
B
I 30 Jan 1986 00:00 13 Apr 1986 00:00 Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria (ES) Georgetown (GY) 73d 0h 0m 2719 1.55
165
4595 1
2
Kathy Tracey Kathy Tracey UK / F / 256 admin view only
263
C
R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 05 Feb 2006 07:20 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 67d 7h 20m 2554 1.58
67
2554 1
1
George Rock George Rock UK / M / 86 admin view only
251
C
I 31 May 2005 00:00 09 Jul 2005 22:10 St. John’s (CA) Bishops Light (IE) 39d 22h 10m 1675 1.75
100
C
R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 15 Dec 1997 03:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 64d 3h 0m 2550 1.66
125
5129 1
2
Andrew Chapple UK / M / 165 admin view only
174
C
R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 26 Nov 2001 15:12 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 50d 15h 12m 2554 2.1
51
2554 1
1
Henry Dale Henry Dale UK / M / 225 admin view only
226
C
R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 17 May 2004 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 118d 0h 0m 2606 0.92
118
2606 1
1
Adrian Tyrrell Adrian Tyrrell UK / M / 1625 admin view only
1129
U
C
R 03 Jan 2023 10:00 05 Mar 2023 21:00 Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 61d 11h 0m 2731 1.85
61
2731 1
1
John Searson John Searson UK / M / 87 admin view only
101
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
1
John Beeden John Beeden UK / M / 582 admin view only
851
C
I 30 Nov 2018 08:00 01 Mar 2019 12:00 Portimao (PT) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 91d 4h 0m 3050 1.39
689
C
M
I 01 Jun 2015 05:50 27 Dec 2015 03:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Cairns (AU) 208d 21h 10m 6104 1.22
507
C
I 23 Nov 2011 00:00 15 Jan 2012 03:52 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 53d 3h 52m 2604 2.04
361
11758 2
3
Ian Blandin Ian Blandin UK / M / 72 admin view only
93
C
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
Philippe Piriou FR / M / 42 admin view only
60
C
B
I 25 Mar 1992 00:00 29 Apr 1992 08:30 Santa-Crus-de-la-Palma (ES) Martinique (MQ) 35d 8h 30m 2544 3
35
2544 1
1
Steve Sparks Steve Sparks UK / M / 1046 admin view only
839
C
R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 28 Aug 2018 14:54 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 82d 13h 54m 2084 1.05
Disability: Blind;
83
2084 1
1
Neil Blackeby Neil Blackeby UK / M / 800 admin view only
1158
C
U
R 12 Jun 2023 14:39 02 Aug 2023 20:23 Monterey, California (US) Hanalei, Kauai (US) 51d 5h 44m 2131 1.73
700
C
R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 24 Feb 2016 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 65d 15h 0m 2549 1.62
200
7446 2
2
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