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# Nationality Male Female Total C I
Total 1762 392 2154 2026 710
United Kingdom 1029 224 1253 1191 356
United States 145 40 185 160 73
France 128 19 147 145 70
Ireland 63 10 73 59 31
Australia 41 11 52 38 21
Netherlands 28 18 46 57 10
South Africa 33 4 37 33 12
Canada 23 11 34 25 19
Switzerland 23 8 31 33 2
New Zealand 23 4 27 29 9
Germany 17 8 25 19 8
Denmark 18 6 24 31 4
Norway 16 6 22 22 2
Belgium 20 0 20 14 7
Spain 18 1 19 16 4
Antigua And Barbuda 11 5 16 19 0
Sweden 12 2 14 13 7
Russia 13 0 13 10 10
Guyana 9 0 9 10 3
China 3 4 7 8 5
Hungary 5 1 6 6 3
Ukraine 5 0 5 4 4
Romania 5 0 5 4 1
Poland 5 0 5 6 1
Iceland 5 0 5 7 4
Brazil 4 1 5 2 1
Finland 4 0 4 3 1
Faroe Islands 4 0 4 3 3
Austria 2 2 4 5 1
Jersey 0 4 4 4 0
United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 2 1
Portugal 3 0 3 2 3
Lithuania 3 0 3 2 3
Italy 3 0 3 3 2
Bulgaria 3 0 3 5 3
Slovenia 1 1 2 1 0
Latvia 2 0 2 4 1
Croatia 2 0 2 2 2
Zimbabwe 2 0 2 1 1
French Guiana 2 0 2 3 0
India 2 0 2 2 2
Barbados 2 0 2 3 0
Japan 2 0 2 2 1
Serbia 1 1 2 2 0
Bahrain 2 0 2 0 2
Malta 2 0 2 2 0
Gibraltar 2 0 2 0 3
Egypt 2 0 2 0 2
Uruguay 0 1 1 1 0
Greece 1 0 1 1 0
Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 1
Korea 1 0 1 1 0
Mexico 1 0 1 1 0
Lebanon 1 0 1 1 0
Oman 1 0 1 1 0
Argentina 1 0 1 0 2
Turkey 1 0 1 6 5
Georgia 1 0 1 1 0
Guatemala 1 0 1 1 0
Kyrgyzstan 1 0 1 0 4

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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
Mike Norman Mike Norman UK / M / 295 1947-12-09
Expedition Number Status Race / Ind Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance
[NM]		 Avg. S
[kt] 		Age at
start
289
C
 I 29 Jan 2006 00:00 21 May 2006 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 112d 0h 0m 2554 0.95 58y 51d
112
 2554 1
1
Debra Veal Debra Veal UK / F / 115 1975-07-08
147
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 26y 91d
Related: Andrew Veal (husband);
111
 2554 1
1
Tom McClean Tom McClean UK / M / 8 1943-02-10
11
C
H
 I 17 May 1969 00:00 27 Jul 1969 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Blacksod Bay (IE) 71d 0h 0m 1641 0.96 26y 96d
46
C
 I 16 Jun 1987 00:00 10 Aug 1987 00:00 St. John’s (CA) Bishops Light (IE) 55d 0h 0m 1675 1.27 44y 126d
Links: wiki;
126
 3316 1
2
Andrew Veal UK / M / 0 0001-01-01
147
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 0y 0d
Related: Debra Veal (wife);
111
 2554 0
0
Stuart Boreham Stuart Boreham UK / M / 210 1966-05-04
217
C
 I 15 Nov 2003 00:00 03 Mar 2004 12:09 Playa Santiago (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 109d 12h 9m 2529 0.96 37y 195d
Disability: Cerebral palsy;
110
 2529 1
1
Bernie Hollywood UK / M / 1616 0001-01-01
1116
C
U
 R 12 Dec 2022 12:40 01 Apr 2023 03:56 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 109d 15h 16m 2549 0.97 0y 0d
110
 2549 1
1
Chris Martin Chris Martin UK / M / 258 1981-01-27
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 28y 101d
265
C
 R 30 Nov 2005 00:00 06 Feb 2006 15:19 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 68d 15h 19m 2554 1.55 24y 307d
Links: wiki;
258
 6969 2
2
Malcolm Atkinson Malcolm Atkinson UK / M / 126 1970-09-13
154
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 23 Jan 2002 14:46 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 108d 14h 46m 2554 0.98 31y 24d
109
 2554 1
1
Ben Martell Ben Martell UK / M / 127 1969-06-01
154
C
 R 07 Oct 2001 00:00 23 Jan 2002 14:46 Playa San Juan Tenerife (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 108d 14h 46m 2554 0.98 32y 128d
109
 2554 1
1
Charlie Smith Charlie Smith UK / M / 921 0001-01-01
769
C
 I 03 Jan 2017 00:00 21 Mar 2017 00:00 Singapore (SG) Darwin (AU) 77d 0h 0m 1809 0.98 0y 0d
77
 1809 0
0
Damian Browne Damian Browne IE / M / 980 1980-05-17
1069
C
 I 14 Jun 2022 02:12 04 Oct 2022 00:00 Chelsea Piers, Manhattan (US) Galway (IE) 111d 21h 48m 2665 0.99 42y 28d
809
C
 R 14 Dec 2017 00:00 15 Feb 2018 00:00 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 63d 0h 0m 2554 1.69 37y 211d
175
 5219 1
2
Chay Blyth Chay Blyth UK / M / 6 1940-05-14
7
C
H
 I 04 Jun 1966 00:00 03 Sep 1966 00:00 Cape Cod (US) Aran Isles (IE) 91d 0h 0m 2159 0.99 26y 21d
Links: wiki;
91
 2159 1
1
Fergus Farrell Fergus Farrell IE / M / 0 1979-06-30
1069
C
 I 14 Jun 2022 02:12 04 Oct 2022 00:00 Chelsea Piers, Manhattan (US) Galway (IE) 111d 21h 48m 2665 0.99 42y 349d
112
 2665 0
0
Christophe Sepot Christophe Sepot BE / M / 528 0001-01-01
476
C
 I 26 Jan 2010 00:00 15 May 2010 04:15 Arguineguin (ES) Kourou (GF) 109d 4h 15m 2606 0.99 0y 0d
109
 2606 1
1
Bart Verboven Bart Verboven BE / M / 529 0001-01-01
476
C
 I 26 Jan 2010 00:00 15 May 2010 04:15 Arguineguin (ES) Kourou (GF) 109d 4h 15m 2606 0.99 0y 0d
109
 2606 1
1
John Ridgway John Ridgway UK / M / 5 1938-07-08
7
C
H
 I 04 Jun 1966 00:00 03 Sep 1966 00:00 Cape Cod (US) Aran Isles (IE) 91d 0h 0m 2159 0.99 27y 331d
Links: wiki;
91
 2159 1
1
Lia Ditton Lia Ditton UK / F / 515 1980-04-13
953
C
 I 17 Jun 2020 23:02 12 Sep 2020 09:07 Tiburon, San Francisco Bay (US) Waikiki (US) 86d 10h 5m 2081 1 40y 65d
467
C
 R 04 Jan 2010 00:00 17 Mar 2010 23:29 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) 72d 23h 29m 2554 1.46 29y 266d
Links: wiki;
159
 4635 2
2
David Bell David Bell UK / M / 1356 1972-06-12
992
C
 I 31 May 2021 06:55 26 Sep 2021 11:50 Battery Park, New York (US) Newlyn (UK) 118d 4h 55m 2837 1 48y 353d
118
 2837 1
1
Mhairi Ross Mhairi Ross UK / F / 0 1976-03-11
1217
S
 I 01 Jun 2024 08:00 Wick (UK) Wick. (UK) 173d 9h 41m 48y 82d
173
 0 0
0
Allan Lipp Allan Lipp UK / M / 1979-07-01
1217
S
 I 01 Jun 2024 08:00 Wick (UK) Wick. (UK) 173d 9h 41m 44y 336d
173
 0 0
0
Jerome Caudoux Jerome Caudoux FR / M / 1637 1994-04-06
1213
I
 I 14 Feb 2024 08:00 14 Mar 2024 08:00 Lagos (PT) Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES) 29d 0h 0m 707 1.02 29y 314d
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 28y 299d
83
 3214 1
1
Patrick Favre Patrick Favre FR / M / 317 1966-07-25
1213
I
 I 14 Feb 2024 08:00 14 Mar 2024 08:00 Lagos (PT) Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES) 29d 0h 0m 707 1.02 57y 204d
1224
C
 I 22 Jul 2024 11:20 25 Jul 2024 23:20 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (CA) Trespassey (CA) 3d 12h 0m 115 1.37 57y 363d
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 56y 189d
304
C
M
 R 19 Nov 2006 00:00 04 Jan 2007 18:22 Saint Louis (SN) Saint Laurent (GF) 46d 18h 22m 2172 1.94 40y 117d
1055
C
 I 31 Jan 2022 08:15 25 Mar 2022 11:45 Restinga Del Hierro (ES) Ilet du Gosier (GP) 53d 3h 30m 2505 1.96 55y 190d
396
C
M
 R 08 Mar 2009 00:00 21 Apr 2009 14:01 Saint Louis (SN) Saint Laurent (GF) 44d 14h 1m 2297 2.15 42y 226d
1224
C
 I 28 Jul 2024 02:30 29 Aug 2024 10:27 Trespassey (CA) Baltimore (IE) 32d 7h 57m 1726 2.23 58y 3d
726
C
 I 26 Jan 2016 10:25 15 Mar 2016 08:22 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Guadeloupe (GP) 48d 21h 57m 2625 2.24 49y 185d
897
C
 I 22 Nov 2019 15:37 07 Jan 2020 18:45 El Hierro (ES) Ilet du Gosier (GP) 46d 3h 8m 2510 2.27 53y 120d
569
C
 I 08 Jan 2013 10:00 26 Feb 2013 12:59 Tarfaya (MA) Martinique (MQ) 49d 2h 59m 2791 2.37 46y 167d
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 45y 216d
442
 22556 1
9
Sarah Kettle Sarah Kettle UK / F / 221 1958-12-08
225
C
 R 20 Jan 2004 00:00 04 May 2004 16:28 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 105d 16h 28m 2606 1.03 45y 43d
Related: Sally Kettle (daughter);
106
 2606 1
1
Jessica Mc Iver Jessica Mc Iver ZA / F / 0 1990-03-25
1219
I
 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04 34y 76d
28
 700 0
0
Kat Bruce Kat Bruce UK / F / 0 1985-07-06
1219
I
 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04 38y 339d
1067
T
I
 R 12 Jun 2022 12:00 25 Jun 2022 23:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 13d 11h 0m 745 2.31 36y 341d
41
 1445 0
0
Oli Buck Oli Buck UK / M / 921 0001-01-01
778
I
 I 27 May 2017 14:42 26 Jul 2017 02:44 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 59d 12h 2m 1483 1.04 0y 0d
60
 1483 0
0
Luke s Taster Luke s Taster UK / M / 922 0001-01-01
778
I
 I 27 May 2017 14:42 26 Jul 2017 02:44 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 59d 12h 2m 1483 1.04 0y 0d
60
 1483 0
0
Madeline Craig Madeline Craig CA / F / 1993-07-22
1219
I
 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04 30y 323d
28
 700 0
0
Christina Durkin Christina Durkin US / F / 0 1995-07-01
1219
I
 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04 28y 344d
28
 700 0
0
Tori Murden Tori Murden US / F / 99 1963-03-06
81
Rs
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 13 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 1d 0h 0m 25 1.04 34y 220d
107
I
 R 22 Oct 1997 00:00 24 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 2d 0h 0m 52 1.08 34y 230d
110
I
 I 14 Jun 1998 00:00 07 Sep 1998 00:00 Nag's Head (US) Nag's Head (US) 85d 0h 0m 2650 1.3 35y 100d
120
C
 I 13 Sep 1999 00:00 03 Dec 1999 07:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Guadeloupe (GP) 81d 7h 0m 2896 1.48 36y 191d
169
 5623 1
1
Dan Foster Dan Foster UK / M / 920 0001-01-01
778
I
 I 27 May 2017 14:42 26 Jul 2017 02:44 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 59d 12h 2m 1483 1.04 0y 0d
Related: Leo Foster (brother);
60
 1483 0
0
Lorena Nichols Lorena Nichols UK / F / 0 1978-09-05
1219
I
 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04 45y 278d
28
 700 0
0
Louise Graff Louise Graff US / F / 562 0000-01-01
81
Rs
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 13 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 1d 0h 0m 25 1.04 0y 0d
107
I
 R 22 Oct 1997 00:00 24 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 2d 0h 0m 52 1.08 0y 0d
492
C
 I 15 Jan 2011 00:00 03 Mar 2011 18:00 Tarfaya (MA) Port St. Charles (BB) 47d 18h 0m 2752 2.4 0y 0d
51
 2829 1
1
Aoife Luscombe Aoife Luscombe UK / M / 0 1995-01-17
1219
I
 R 09 Jun 2024 17:11 07 Jul 2024 18:00 Tower Bridge. (UK) Padstow (UK) 28d 0h 49m 700 1.04 29y 144d
28
 700 0
0
Leo Foster Leo Foster UK / M / 919 0001-01-01
778
I
 I 27 May 2017 14:42 26 Jul 2017 02:44 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 59d 12h 2m 1483 1.04 0y 0d
Related: Dan Foster (brother);
60
 1483 0
0
Jan Female Jan Female UK / M / 83 1944-12-14
99
C
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 21 Jan 1998 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 101d 0h 0m 2550 1.05 52y 302d
Related: Daniel Byles (son);
101
 2550 1
1
Daniel Byles Daniel Byles UK / M / 84 1974-06-24
99
C
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 21 Jan 1998 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Port St. Charles (BB) 101d 0h 0m 2550 1.05 23y 110d
Related: Jan Female (mother);
101
 2550 1
1
Tom Dignum Tom Dignum UK / M / 584 0001-01-01
509
C
 I 25 Nov 2011 00:00 07 Mar 2012 06:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 103d 6h 0m 2604 1.05 0y 0d
103
 2604 1
1
Guirec Soudée Guirec Soudée FR / M / 1338 0001-01-01
1003
C
U
M
 I 15 Jun 2021 19:00 01 Oct 2021 13:00 Cape Cod (US) Brest (FR) 107d 18h 0m 2720 1.05 0y 0d
982
C
U
 I 15 Dec 2020 00:00 26 Feb 2021 21:00 Restinga Del Hierro (ES) Gustavia (BL) 73d 21h 0m 2538 1.43 0y 0d
182
 5258 1
2
Chris Howard Chris Howard UK / M / 585 1985-04-08
509
C
 I 25 Nov 2011 00:00 07 Mar 2012 06:00 Puerto de Mogan (ES) Barbados (BB) 103d 6h 0m 2604 1.05 26y 231d
1068
T
I
 R 12 Jun 2022 12:00 05 Jul 2022 00:00 Tower Bridge (UK) Tower Bridge (UK) 22d 12h 0m 775 1.44 37y 65d
125
 3379 1
1
Steve Sparks Steve Sparks UK / M / 1046 1961-10-01
839
C
 R 07 Jun 2018 01:00 28 Aug 2018 14:54 Monterey, California (US) Waikiki (US) 82d 13h 54m 2084 1.05 56y 249d
Disability: Blind;
83
 2084 1
1
Zara Lachlan Zara Lachlan UK / F / 2003-04-02
1229
S
 I 27 Oct 2024 08:00 Lagos (PT) French Guyanne (GF) 25d 9h 41m 21y 208d
25
 0 0
0
Lara Vafiadis UK / F / 1617 0001-01-01
1117
C
U
 R 12 Dec 2022 12:45 21 Mar 2023 12:07 San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES) English Harbour (AG) 98d 23h 22m 2549 1.07 0y 0d
99
 2549 1
1
Vladimir Maximov Vladimir Maximov RU / M / 764 1964-08-15
669
C
 I 16 Nov 2014 09:30 15 Mar 2015 13:47 Lisbon (PT) Barbados (BB) 119d 4h 17m 3068 1.07 50y 93d
119
 3068 1
1
Boris Renzelmann DE / M / 0000-01-01
92
I
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 22 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 10d 0h 0m 260 1.08 0y 0d
10
 260 0
0
Peter Haining UK / M / 1962-04-03
77
I
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 14 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 2d 0h 0m 52 1.08 35y 192d
Links: wiki;
2
 52 0
0
Nikolai Wedemeye DE / M / 0000-01-01
92
I
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 22 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 10d 0h 0m 260 1.08 0y 0d
10
 260 0
0
Saad Musameh Saad Musameh BH / M / 0 1996-07-17
1123
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 26y 159d
4
 109 0
0
David Riches UK / M / 0000-01-01
77
I
 R 12 Oct 1997 00:00 14 Oct 1997 00:00 Los Gigantes (ES) Los Gigantes (ES) 2d 0h 0m 52 1.08 0y 0d
2
 52 0
0
Robert Driscoll Robert Driscoll UK / M / 0 1976-05-09
1123
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 46y 228d
4
 109 0
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