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. 

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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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The new database is still being tested and we are still collecting feedback and missing data. Please send your missing:

  • Birthday and headshots (only 100x100 pix, chin to forehead, other sizes won’t be accepted).
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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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Status: Not: At Sea, On standby, Restarted, Planned; Route Ocean: Arctic; Race Type: Independent;
Expedition
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Route 		Race / Independent Name | Lastname Vessel Name Team Name Class / Crew Status Total Avg Speed [kt] Total distance [NM] /
team or boat group picture 		Links
1163
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 567
Leven Brown (UK)
Leven Brown
Philip Als (BB)
Philip Als
Davie Flett (UK)
Davie Flett
Daniel Kritzinger (ZA)
Daniel Kritzinger
Mike Harding (UK)
Mike Harding
Robert Andrew Strachan (UK)
Robert Andrew Strachan
Tuppence Mellish (UK)
Tuppence Mellish
Livar Nysted (DK)
Livar Nysted
Hermione Northwest Passage Expedition Classic / 8 / mixed
C
U
NP
sd
Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance [NM] Avg. S [kt]
17 Aug 2023 00:01 18 Aug 2023 00:00 Pond Inlet (CA) SW Bylot Island (CA)
0d 23h 59m
29 1.26
18 Aug 2023 00:00 20 Aug 2023 06:00 SW Bylot Island (CA) NE Baffin Island (CA)
2d 6h 0m
68 1.26
20 Aug 2023 06:00 22 Aug 2023 18:00 NE Baffin Island (CA) NE Somerset Island (CA)
2d 12h 0m
143 2.38
22 Aug 2023 18:00 24 Aug 2023 00:00 NE Somerset Island (CA) SE Somerset Island (CA)
1d 6h 0m
79 2.63
24 Aug 2023 00:00 30 Aug 2023 18:00 SE Somerset Island (CA) Fort Ross (CA)
6d 18h 0m
56 0.35
01 Sep 2023 12:00 02 Sep 2023 01:54 Fort Ross (CA) SW Somerset Island (CA)
0d 13h 54m
18 1.38
02 Sep 2023 01:54 03 Sep 2023 06:00 SW Somerset Island (CA) S Prince of Wales Island (CA)
1d 4h 6m
74 2.64
03 Sep 2023 06:00 05 Sep 2023 00:00 S Prince of Wales Island (CA) E Victoria Island (CA)
1d 18h 0m
108 2.57
05 Sep 2023 00:00 05 Sep 2023 18:00 E Victoria Island (CA) S Taylor Island (CA)
0d 18h 0m
42 2.33
05 Sep 2023 18:00 06 Sep 2023 06:00 S Taylor Island (CA) SW Icebreaker Channel (CA)
0d 12h 0m
25 2.08
06 Sep 2023 06:00 07 Sep 2023 00:00 SW Icebreaker Channel (CA) W Parker Bay (CA)
0d 18h 0m
18 1
07 Sep 2023 00:00 11 Sep 2023 23:37 W Parker Bay (CA) N Kent Peninsula (CA)
4d 23h 37m
61 0.51
1.25
721 Northwest Passage Expedition Team
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1162
Arctic (S-N)
Ind 566
Matthew Mason (UK)
Matthew Mason
Matthew Inglesby (UK)
Matthew Inglesby
Mark Sealey (UK)
Mark Sealey
Colin Hiscock (UK)
Colin Hiscock
No Great Shakes Ocean Revival Classic / 4 / M
C
07 Jul 2023 11:48 22 Jul 2023 17:20 Tromso (NO) Longyearbyen (NO)
15d 5h 32m
518 1.42
1.42

518 No Great Shakes boat
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1077
Arctic (S-N)
Ind 541
Dawn Wood (UK)
Dawn Wood
Jaimie Wood (UK)
Hope Row Aurora Open / 2 / mixed
U
10 Aug 2022 00:00 10 Feb 2023 00:00 Tromso (NO) 80 North ()
184d 0h 0m
695 0.16
0.16
695 Hope boat
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846
Arctic (S-N)
Ind 437
Poldy van Lynden (UK)
Poldy van Lynden
Robert McArthur (UK)
Robert McArthur
Lady Susan Arch to Arctic Open / 2 / M
C
13 Aug 2018 07:00 04 Sep 2018 10:00 Torsvag (NO) Longyearbyen (NO)
22d 3h 0m
484 0.91
0.91
484 Lady Susan boat
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web
786
Arctic (N-S)
Ind 408
Fiann Paul (IS / PL)
Fiann Paul
Carlo Facchino (US)
Carlo Facchino
Alex Gregory OLY (UK)
Alex Gregory OLY
Sam Vye (UK)
Sam Vye
Tyler Carnevale (US)
Tyler Carnevale
Danny Longman (UK)
Danny Longman
Polar Row Polar Row Open / 6 / M
C
E
08 Aug 2017 00:30 09 Aug 2017 20:09 Longyearbyen (NO) 79 55'500" N (NO)
1d 19h 39m
151 3.51
09 Aug 2017 20:09 21 Aug 2017 18:00 79 55'500" N (NO) Jan Mayen (NO)
11d 21h 51m
600 2.11
Notes: part of the Ocean Explorers Grand Slam by Fiann Paul, 2011-2019; 8 years, 11 months, 21 days
2.29
751 Row2Rio boat
785
Arctic (S-N)
Ind 407
Fiann Paul (IS / PL)
Fiann Paul
Carlo Facchino (US)
Carlo Facchino
Tathagata Roy (IN)
Tathagata Roy
Jeff Willis (UK)
Jeff Willis
Tor Wigum (NO)
Tor Wigum
Polar Row Polar Row Open / 5 / M
C
E
20 Jul 2017 07:30 27 Jul 2017 14:19 Tromso (NO) Hornsund (NO)
7d 6h 49m
445 2.56
28 Jul 2017 07:30 30 Jul 2017 06:56 Hornsund (NO) Longyearbyen (NO)
1d 23h 26m
125 2.66
Notes: part of the Ocean Explorers Grand Slam by Fiann Paul, 2011-2019; 8 years, 11 months, 21 days
2.56
570 Row2Rio boat
784
Arctic (S-N)
Ind 406
Sören Kjellkvist (SE)
Sören Kjellkvist
Glenn Mattsing (SE)
Glenn Mattsing
Albedo Classic / 2 / M
C
19 Jul 2017 19:52 07 Aug 2017 19:05 Tromso (NO) Barentsburg (NO)
18d 23h 13m
539 1.18
28 Jul 2018 00:00 20 Aug 2018 00:00 Longyearbyen (NO) Southernmost point (NO)
23d 0h 0m
27 0.05
0.56
566 Roberto Coin boat
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735
Arctic (N-S)
Ind 377
George Bullard (UK)
George Bullard
Oliver Hicks (UK)
Oliver Hicks
Hicks / Bullard kayak Greenland to Scotland Challenge Classic / 2 / M
sd
T
W
K
Ic
01 Jun 2016 19:05 04 Sep 2016 00:01 Point in Denmark Strait (GL) Balnakeil (UK)
94d 4h 56m
795 0.35
Notes: insufficient distance on the Arctic Ocean, majority of the expedition on the North Atlantic, with multiple support, also insufficient distance
0.35
795 Hicks / Bullard Kayak boat
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591
Arctic (W-E)
Ind 309
Kevin Vallely (US)
Kevin Vallely
Frank Wolfe (CA)
Frank Wolfe
Denis Barnett (IE)
Denis Barnett
Paul Gleeson (IE)
Paul Gleeson
The Arctic Joule Mainstream Last First Classic / 4 / M
C
NP
05 Jul 2013 05:00 28 Aug 2013 07:35 Inuvik (CA) Victoria Island (CA)
54d 2h 35m
620 0.48
Notes: Originally aiming for Baffin Island, diverted due to time constraints.
0.48
620 Arctic Joule boat
590
Arctic (W-E)
Ind 308
Charles Hedrich (FR)
Charles Hedrich
Ice Rower Classic / 1 / M
C
NP
01 Jul 2013 00:01 09 Sep 2013 00:01 Alaska (US) Tuktoyaktuk (CA)
70d 0h 0m
824 0.49
12 Jul 2014 00:01 05 Sep 2014 00:01 Tuktoyaktuk (CA) NU (CA)
55d 0h 0m
817 0.62
13 Aug 2015 00:01 15 Sep 2015 21:00 NU (CA) Baffin Island (CA)
33d 20h 59m
356 0.44
0.52
1997 Ice Rower boat
567
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 291
Paul Ridley (US)
Paul Ridley
Collin West (US)
Collin West
Neal Mueller (US)
Neal Mueller
Scott Mortensen (US)
Scott Mortensen
Limited Intelligence Classic / 4 / M
C
17 Jul 2012 19:39 26 Aug 2012 22:46 Inuvik (CA) Point Hope (US)
40d 3h 7m
725 0.75
0.75
725 Limited Intelligence boat
505
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 269
Jock Wishart (UK)
Jock Wishart
Mark Delstanche (UK)
Mark Delstanche
Billy Gammon (UK)
Billy Gammon
Mark Beaumont (UK)
Mark Beaumont
David Mans (UK)
Rob Sleep (UK)
Old Pulteney Row to the Pole Classic / 6 / M
Ic
28 Jul 2011 00:00 06 Sep 2011 00:00 Nunavut (CA) Magnetic North Pole '96 (CA)
40d 0h 0m
202 0.21
0.21
202 Old Pultney boat
486
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 250
Mathieu Bonnier (FR)
Mathieu Bonnier
Tico Tico Expedition Classic / 1 / M
C
T
NP
10 Jul 2010 00:01 11 Aug 2010 00:01 Baffin Island (GL) Nunavut (CA)
32d 0h 0m
401 0.52
23 Aug 2010 00:01 07 Sep 2010 00:01 Nunavut (CA) Victoria Island (CA)
15d 0h 0m
385 1.07
Notes: Mathieu brought his dog Tico with him on this expedition.
0.7
786
blog
62
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 62
Eugene Smurgis (RU)
Eugene Smurgis
Alexandre Smurgis (RU)
Alexandre Smurgis
Max-4 Classic / 2 / M
C
NP
18 Aug 1992 00:00 30 Sep 1992 00:00 Dikson (Russian Federation) Murmansk (RU)
43d 0h 0m
928 0.9
04 Jun 1993 00:00 31 Aug 1993 00:00 Murmansk (RU) London (UK)
88d 0h 0m
1402 0.66
0.74
2330 Max-4 boat
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56
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 56
Eugene Smurgis (RU)
Eugene Smurgis
Pella Fiord Classic / 1 / M
C
NP
20 Aug 1990 00:00 26 Aug 1990 00:00 Khatanga (Russian Federation) Cape Chelyuskin (RU)
6d 0h 0m
347 2.41
27 Aug 1990 00:00 06 Sep 1990 00:00 Cape Chelyuskin (RU) Pravdy Severa (RU)
10d 0h 0m
241 1
07 Sep 1990 00:00 14 Sep 1990 00:00 Pravdy Severa (RU) Bukhta Neozhidannostey (RU)
7d 0h 0m
35 0.21
15 Sep 1990 00:00 24 Sep 1990 00:00 Bukhta Neozhidannostey (RU) Dikson (Russian Federation)
9d 0h 0m
155 0.72
Notes: Arrival dates are confirmed - Departure dates are unconfirmed. Total trip duration in 1990 is 30 days
GWR:
1.01
778 Pella Fiord boat
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55
Arctic (E-W)
Ind 55
Eugene Smurgis (RU)
Eugene Smurgis
Pella Fiord Classic / 1 / M
C
NP
24 Jun 1988 00:00 08 Aug 1988 00:00 Tiksi (Russian Federation) Khatanga (Russian Federation)
45d 0h 0m
492 0.46
0.46
492 Pella Fiord boat
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