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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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Birthday Total days at sea Total distance [NM] Amount of oceans rowed / map Amount of ocean rows / vessels
John Fairfax John Fairfax UK / M / 7 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 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
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;
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 10150 2
2
Mylene Paquette Mylene Paquette CA / F / 523 admin view only
592
C
 I 06 Jul 2013 09:35 12 Nov 2013 08:09 Halifax (CA) Lizard (UK) 128d 22h 34m 2336 0.76
473
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 I 12 Jan 2010 00:00 10 Mar 2010 19:57 Agadir (MA) Port St. Charles (BB) 57d 19h 57m 2606 1.88
471
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 I 08 Jan 2010 00:00 09 Jan 2010 00:00 Agadir (MA) Agadir (MA) 1d 0h 0m 0 0
470
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 I 07 Jan 2010 00:00 08 Jan 2010 00:00 Agadir (MA) Agadir (MA) 1d 0h 0m 0 0
189
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Elizabeth Grant Elizabeth Grant NZ / F / 0 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
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Stephanie Brown Stephanie Brown NZ / F / 163 admin view only
173
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 26 Nov 2001 07:00 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 50d 7h 0m 2554 2.12
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Kevin Biggar NZ / M / 205 admin view only
209
C
 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
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Neal Mueller Neal Mueller US / M / 653 admin view only
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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
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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
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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
 4735 1
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Chris Shirley Chris Shirley UK / M / 948 admin view only
795
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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
795
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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
795
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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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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
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Fiona Waller UK / F / 365 admin view only
427
C
 R 19 Apr 2009 00:00 06 Jul 2009 00:00 Geraldton (AU) Port Louis (MU) 78d 0h 0m 3135 1.67
354
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 R 02 Dec 2007 00:00 14 Feb 2008 01:54 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 74d 1h 54m 2554 1.44
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Oliver Hicks Oliver Hicks UK / M / 242 admin view only
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 I 01 Jun 2016 19:05 04 Sep 2016 00:01 Point in Denmark Strait (GL) Balnakeil (UK) 94d 4h 56m 795 0.35
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 R 01 Jun 2010 16:30 14 Jun 2010 00:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 12d 7h 30m 1 0
392
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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
250
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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 / 486 admin view only
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 I 25 Jun 2016 18:00 01 Jul 2016 18:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 6d 0h 0m 0 0
729
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 I 01 Feb 2016 00:00 09 Feb 2016 00:00 Gran Canaria (ES) Barbados (BB) 8d 0h 0m 0 0
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
455
C
 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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Megan Hoskin Megan Hoskin UK / F / 1045 admin view only
841
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 R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 08 Aug 2018 19:36 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 62d 18h 36m 2084 1.38
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Belinda Kirk Belinda Kirk UK / F / 532 admin view only
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 R 01 Jun 2010 16:30 23 Jul 2010 09:12 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 51d 16h 42m 1483 1.2
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Scott Wonenberg Scott Wonenberg US / M / 232 admin view only
232
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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
956
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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
48
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1
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
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1
Janice Jakait Janice Jakait DE / F / 583 admin view only
508
C
 I 23 Nov 2011 00:00 21 Feb 2012 05:00 Portimao (PT) Barbados (BB) 90d 5h 0m 3079 1.42
90
 3079 1
1
David Lambert UK / M / 846 admin view only
722
C
 R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 02 Feb 2016 01:18 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 43d 16h 18m 2549 2.43
44
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1
Jessica Mc Iver Jessica Mc Iver ZA / F / 0 admin view only
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 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04
28
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0
Colin Angus Colin Angus CA / M / 252 admin view only
259
C
 I 01 Feb 2006 00:00 24 Feb 2006 03:00 St. Lucia (LC) Limon (CR) 23d 3h 0m 1312 2.36
259
C
 I 23 Sep 2005 00:00 19 Jan 2006 07:00 Lisbon (PT) St. Lucia (LC) 118d 7h 0m 3109 1.1
141
 4421 1
1
Matteo Perucchini IT / M / 803 admin view only
702
C
 R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 10 Feb 2016 12:26 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 52d 3h 26m 2549 2.04
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Rik Knoop Rik Knoop NL / M / 173 admin view only
179
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 R 09 Oct 2001 00:00 18 Jan 2002 00:00 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 101d 0h 0m 2554 1.05
177
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 R 08 Oct 2001 00:00 09 Oct 2001 00:00 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) 1d 0h 0m 13 0.54
150
I
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 08 Oct 2001 00:00 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) 1d 0h 0m 8 0.33
103
 2575 1
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Poldy van Lynden Poldy van Lynden UK / M / 1050 admin view only
847
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 I 13 Aug 2018 07:00 04 Sep 2018 10:00 Torsvag (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 22d 3h 0m 484 0.91
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 484 1
1
Jim Alsford Jim Alsford UK / M / 781 admin view only
679
C
 I 26 Jan 2015 12:00 19 Mar 2015 18:00 Lagos (PT) Cedros (TT) 52d 6h 0m 3291 2.62
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Jessica Plail Jessica Plail UK / F / admin view only
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 R 12 Jun 2022 12:00 25 Jun 2022 21:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 13d 9h 0m 550 1.71
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Shane Chadwick AU / M / 815 admin view only
710
C
 R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 04 Feb 2016 18:42 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 46d 9h 42m 2549 2.29
46
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Stefan Vine Stefan Vine UK / M / 1489 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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Tom Brunwin UK / M / 847 admin view only
722
C
 R 20 Dec 2015 09:00 02 Feb 2016 01:18 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 43d 16h 18m 2549 2.43
44
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1
Lilian Dauzat Lilian Dauzat FR / M / 1279 admin view only
956
C
 I 22 Nov 2020 08:00 09 Jan 2021 00:05 Restinga Del Hierro (ES) Martinique (MQ) 47d 16h 5m 2522 2.2
48
 2522 1
1
Tathagata Roy Tathagata Roy IN / M / 934 admin view only
785
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 I 28 Jul 2017 07:30 30 Jul 2017 06:56 Hornsund (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 1d 23h 26m 125 2.66
785
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 I 20 Jul 2017 07:30 27 Jul 2017 14:19 Tromso (NO) Hornsund (NO) 7d 6h 49m 445 2.56
9
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Martin Wood Martin Wood UK / M / 180 admin view only
190
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 I 16 Jan 2003 00:00 25 Mar 2003 01:57 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 68d 1h 57m 2534 1.55
68
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Junho Choi Junho Choi KR / M / 733 admin view only
637
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 R 09 Jun 2014 17:00 23 Jul 2014 00:39 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 43d 7h 39m 2084 2.01
43
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Hannes Lindermann Hannes Lindermann DE / M / 4 admin view only
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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
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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
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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
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Robert Behny Robert Behny US / M / 1040 admin view only
840
C
 R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 27 Jul 2018 00:15 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 49d 23h 15m 2084 1.74
50
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Louis Margot Louis Margot CH / M / 1682 admin view only
1231
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 I 25 Oct 2025 01:50 25 Oct 2025 07:40 Waisai, Waigeo Island (ID) Mansuar (ID) 0d 5h 50m 15 3
1231
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 I 01 Jun 2025 15:05 13 Oct 2025 08:05 Hiva Oa (PF) Waisai, Waigeo Island (ID) 133d 17h 0m 5800 1.81
1231
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 I 12 Nov 2024 13:40 09 Mar 2025 02:45 Callao (PE) Hiva Oa (PF) 116d 13h 5m 3643 1.3
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 I 12 Apr 2024 08:00 30 Apr 2024 18:31 Le Marin (MQ) Santa Marta (CO) 18d 10h 31m 805 1.82
1166
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 I 13 Dec 2023 07:06 28 Feb 2024 16:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) Le Marin (MQ) 77d 8h 54m 3940 2.12
1166
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 I 06 Nov 2023 08:50 25 Nov 2023 13:40 Portimao (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) 19d 4h 50m 642 1.4
1164
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 I 09 Oct 2023 07:29 14 Oct 2023 17:06 Portimao (PT) Scarborough (TT) 5d 9h 37m 200 1.55
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John Schwartz John Schwartz US / M / 899 admin view only
760
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 R 14 Dec 2016 08:00 03 Mar 2017 19:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 79d 11h 0m 2549 1.34
Related: Kurt Schwartz (brother);
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James Cracknell OLY James Cracknell OLY UK / M / 284 admin view only
281
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 R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 18 Jan 2006 19:08 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 49d 19h 8m 2554 2.14
Links: wiki; Comments: multiple Olympic gold medalist;
50
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Matt Goodman NZ / M / 155 admin view only
213
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 R 19 Oct 2003 00:00 28 Nov 2003 14:28 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 40d 14h 28m 2534 2.6
169
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 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 18 Nov 2001 02:16 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 42d 2h 16m 2554 2.53
83
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Kate Hallam UK / F / 906 admin view only
763
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 R 14 Dec 2016 11:30 08 Feb 2017 01:04 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 55d 13h 34m 2549 1.91
56
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Alex Mackenzie UK / M / 601 admin view only
516
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 R 05 Dec 2011 00:00 25 Jan 2012 23:12 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 51d 23h 12m 2534 2.03
52
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Robert McArthur Robert McArthur UK / M / 1051 admin view only
847
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 I 13 Aug 2018 07:00 04 Sep 2018 10:00 Torsvag (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 22d 3h 0m 484 0.91
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Kyle Meredith Kyle Meredith UK / M / admin view only
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 I 03 Dec 2024 15:02 09 Dec 2024 08:00 Agadir (MA) Akhfennir (MA) 5d 16h 58m 200 1.47
Links: insta: http://www.instagram.com/theoarburnrower/;
6
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Tim Welford Tim Welford UK / M / 67 admin view only
136
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 I 05 May 2001 00:00 17 Sep 2001 00:00 Choshi (JP) Choshi (JP) 135d 0h 0m 4792 1.48
90
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 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 11 Dec 1997 05:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 60d 5h 0m 2550 1.76
195
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Matthew Inglesby Matthew Inglesby UK / M / 711 admin view only
1290
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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
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 I 07 Jul 2023 11:48 22 Jul 2023 17:20 Tromso (NO) Longyearbyen (NO) 15d 5h 32m 518 1.42
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 R 12 Dec 2022 11:09 10 Feb 2023 16:16 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 60d 5h 7m 2549 1.76
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 I 24 Nov 2014 21:59 09 Dec 2014 02:29 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Puerto de Mogan (ES) 14d 4h 30m 0 0
622
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 I 10 Feb 2014 21:56 15 Mar 2014 20:27 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 32d 22h 31m 2596 3.29
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Matthew Brown US / M / 901 admin view only
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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
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Ewan Maclean Ewan Maclean UK / M / 1171 admin view only
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 I 12 Apr 2025 20:00 30 Aug 2025 01:52 Lima (PE) Sydney (AU) 139d 5h 52m 6907 2.07
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 R 12 Dec 2019 13:15 16 Jan 2020 22:24 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 35d 9h 9m 2554 3.01
Related: James Maclean (brother), Lachlan Maclean (brother);
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Steve Westlake Steve Westlake NZ / M / 156 admin view only
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 R 19 Oct 2003 00:00 28 Nov 2003 14:28 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 40d 14h 28m 2534 2.6
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 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 18 Nov 2001 02:16 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 42d 2h 16m 2554 2.53
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