Ocean Rowing Society 1983

The ORS Int. is the official adjudicator of ocean rowing and all human-power open-water exploration records for Guinness World Records

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*works in progress: vessels are still being added to Vessels page, distance and duration of Incomplete rows (status I) is still being added, birthdays of rowers are being added, other minor functionality elements are being improved or implemented. If the team picture hasn't been uploaded, the boats group will be displayed. 

Learn about the History of ORSI and "The first real adventure database"

 

How to use this database:

Here are some examples of the benefits of the automated database vs manual. Previously each row needed to be manually added to several of the static subpages here.

Today, filters and sorting can be used to request automatically compiled statistics from literally every page from the old website. There are also endless new combinations of filters that can now be applied. If for example we would like to see every expedition with mixed crews, 6 crew members, on the atlantic ocean, rowing east to west, here is the set of filters.

How it was achieved? Go to:

► Crew, and select: six and mixed

► Route, and select: Atlantic and east to west

► Press Filter button

Explore it! It is intuitive and has many surprises! Explore hover.

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  • Anybody who wants to upload the GPS files (.gpx) of their expeditions, from now on complulsory for all the future rows.
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Page: 6; Race Type: Independent; Route Ocean: Atlantic; Status: Not: At Sea, On standby, Restarted, Planned;
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Route 		Race / Independent Name | Lastname Vessel Name Team Name Class / Crew Status Total Avg Speed [kt] Total distance [NM] /
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Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 2
Franz Romer (DE)
Franz Romer
Romer's Kayak Classic / 1 / M
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W
K
C
ms
Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance [NM] Avg. S [kt]
31 Mar 1928 00:01 31 May 1928 00:00 Lisbon (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)
60d 23h 59m
706 0.48
04 Jun 1928 00:01 01 Aug 1928 00:01 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) St. Thomas (VG)
58d 0h 0m
2775 1.99
15 Aug 1928 00:01 01 Sep 1928 00:01 St. Thomas (VG) San Juan (PR)
17d 0h 0m
68 0.17
Notes: Some dates are best guesses based on available information (except for 2nd leg)
1.09
3549 Romer's Kayak boat
594
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 312
Alexander Doba (PL)
Alexander Doba
Olo Classic / 1 / M
C
K
ms
05 Oct 2013 15:08 24 Feb 2014 11:03 Lisbon (PT) South of Bermuda (BM)
141d 19h 55m
2697 0.79
23 Mar 2014 16:35 19 Apr 2014 20:18 South of Bermuda (BM) New Smyrna Beach (US)
27d 3h 43m
897 1.38
0.89
3594 Olo boat
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1008
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 511
Jack Jarvis (UK)
Jack Jarvis
Budgie United We Conquer Open / 1 / M
C
M
03 Dec 2021 03:26 24 Mar 2022 15:48 Lagos (PT) Sandspirit park, Stuart (US)
111d 12h 22m
3601 1.35
Notes: Guinness World Record - The first person to row across the Atlantic Ocean East to West from mainland Europe to mainland North America non-stop.
1.35

3601 United We Conquer Team
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1124
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 545
Aurimas Valujavicius (LT)
Aurimas Valujavicius
Lituanica Lituanica Open / 1 / M
C
26 Dec 2022 04:36 25 Apr 2023 19:24 Ayamonte Marina (ES) Matheson Park, Miami (US)
120d 14h 48m
3699 1.28
1.28
3699 Lituanica Team
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256
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 157
Leven Brown (UK)
Leven Brown
Atlantic Wholff Classic / 1 / M
C
ms
26 Aug 2005 00:00 27 Dec 2005 07:01 Rota (ES) Trinidad (VE)
123d 7h 1m
3717 1.26
1.26
3717 McLlaid boat
9
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 9
John Fairfax (UK)
John Fairfax
Britannia Classic / 1 / M
C
H
B
20 Jan 1969 00:00 19 Jul 1969 00:00 San Agustin, Gran Canaria (ES) Hollywood Beach (US)
180d 0h 0m
3773 0.87
Notes: For Blue Riband Trophy, recalculated into 124 day 3h crossing (distance scaled to 2602 NM, from Gran Canaria to Barbados)
0.87
3773 Britannia boat
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258
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 159
Alex Bellini (IT)
Alex Bellini
Rosa d'Atacama II Classic / 1 / M
C
M
18 Sep 2005 00:00 30 Apr 2006 00:00 Genoa (IT) Fortaleza (BR)
224d 0h 0m
3848 0.72
0.72
3848 Lady Georgia boat
831
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 427
Isaac Giesen (NZ)
Isaac Giesen
Jógvan Clementsen (FO)
Jógvan Clementsen
Niclas Olsen (FO)
Niclas Olsen
Jákup Jacobsen (FO)
Jákup Jacobsen
Alex Dumbrava (RO)
Alex Dumbrava
Edmund Berg (FO)
Edmund Berg
Saga Voyage beyond the horizon Classic / 6 / M
C
10 Feb 2018 11:34 23 Feb 2018 11:50 Portimao (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)
13d 0h 16m
642 2.06
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
Notes: Alex Dumbrava and Edmund Berg rowed only the first leg from Portimao to Gran Canaria
2.17
3880 Saga boat
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66
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 66
Jason Lewis (UK)
Jason Lewis
Steve Smith (UK)
Steve Smith
Moksha Expedition 360 Classic / 2 / M
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C
Ci
ms
13 Oct 1994 00:01 27 Oct 1994 00:01 Lagos (PT) Funchal (PT)
14d 0h 0m
486 1.45
04 Nov 1994 00:01 27 Jan 1995 00:01 Funchal (PT) Providenciales (TC)
84d 0h 0m
2993 1.48
03 Feb 1995 00:01 17 Feb 1995 00:01 Providenciales (TC) Miami (US)
14d 0h 0m
499 1.49
Notes: part of non-antipodal circumnavigation
1.48
3978 Moksha boat
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1049
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 516
Julen Sánchez (ES / DE)
Julen Sánchez
STORM Zerow-Emission Open / 1 / M
C
29 Nov 2021 11:00 16 Dec 2021 13:20 Portimao (PT) Restinga Del Hierro (ES)
17d 2h 20m
744 1.81
24 Dec 2021 09:20 17 Apr 2022 16:30 Restinga Del Hierro (ES) Fort Lauderdale (US)
114d 7h 10m
3301 1.2
1.28
4045 Zerow-Emission Team
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292
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 166
Julie Wafaei (CA)
Julie Wafaei
Colin Angus (CA)
Colin Angus
Ondine Classic / 2 / mixed
C
23 Sep 2005 00:00 19 Jan 2006 07:00 Lisbon (PT) St. Lucia (LC)
118d 7h 0m
3109 1.1
01 Feb 2006 00:00 24 Feb 2006 03:00 St. Lucia (LC) Limon (CR)
23d 3h 0m
1312 2.36
1.3
4421 DLE Global Star boat
379
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 209
Jean-Gabriel Chelala (FR)
Jean-Gabriel Chelala
Cyclomer Classic / 1 / M
C
K
ms
08 Mar 2008 00:01 20 Mar 2008 00:01 Lagos (PT) Safi (MA)
12d 0h 0m
289 1
12 Apr 2008 00:01 21 Apr 2008 00:01 Safi (MA) Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES)
9d 0h 0m
298 1.38
27 Apr 2008 00:01 02 Jul 2008 00:01 Arrecife, Lanzarote (ES) Saint Martin (MF)
66d 0h 0m
2785 1.76
12 Jul 2008 00:01 12 Sep 2008 00:01 Saint Martin (MF) Fort Lauderdale (US)
62d 0h 0m
1061 0.71
1.24
4433
625
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 327
Riaan Manser (ZA)
Riaan Manser
Vasti Geldenhuys (ZA)
Vasti Geldenhuys
Spirit of Madiba Open / 2 / mixed
C
30 Dec 2013 00:00 07 May 2014 00:00 Agadir (MA) Miami (US)
128d 0h 0m
3686 1.2
23 May 2014 00:00 20 Jun 2014 00:00 Miami (US) Battery Park, New York (US)
28d 0h 0m
948 1.41
1.24
4634
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679
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 347
Abraham Levy (MX)
Abraham Levy
Cascarita Open / 1 / M
C
ms
21 Oct 2014 00:00 10 Nov 2014 00:00 Huelva (ES) San Sebastian, La Gomera (ES)
20d 0h 0m
748 1.56
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
13 Feb 2015 00:00 14 Mar 2015 01:32 Jolly Harbour, Antigua (AG) Cancun (MX)
29d 1h 32m
1433 2.06
Notes: Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
1.84
4735
13
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 13
Sidney Genders (UK)
Sidney Genders
Khaggavisana Classic / 1 / M
C
H
ms
W
11 Sep 1969 00:00 18 Nov 1969 00:00 Sennen Cove (UK) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)
68d 0h 0m
1477 0.91
25 Dec 1969 00:00 08 Mar 1970 08:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) English Harbour (AG)
73d 8h 0m
2639 1.5
08 Mar 1970 08:00 02 Apr 1970 08:00 English Harbour (AG) Miami (US)
25d 0h 0m
1155 1.93
1.32
5271 Team
1164
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 568
Louis Margot (CH)
Louis Margot
Badadia Human Impulse Classic / 1 / M
T
C
06 Nov 2023 08:50 25 Nov 2023 13:40 Portimao (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)
19d 4h 50m
642 1.4
13 Dec 2023 07:06 28 Feb 2024 16:00 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) Le Marin (MQ)
77d 8h 54m
3940 2.12
12 Apr 2024 08:00 30 Apr 2024 18:31 Le Marin (MQ) Santa Marta (CO)
18d 10h 31m
805 1.82
Notes:

Aiming to continue to Limon (Costa Rica)

Babadia has two forms of propulsion. A standard ocean rowing setup and a hydrocycle setup.

 1.6
5387 Ukraine boat
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1206
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 572
George Nelson (UK)
George Nelson
Russell Davis (UK)
Russell Davis
Innovation Nottinghamshire Memory Boat Oar Blimey Open / 2 / M
C
01 Dec 2023 17:10 21 Dec 2023 07:15 Sagres (PT) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)
19d 14h 5m
3054 6.5
26 Dec 2023 17:10 07 Mar 2024 16:16 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES) Falmouth Harbour (AG)
71d 23h 6m
2639 1.53
2.59
5693 Oar Blimey Team
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