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To this day of February 4th 2023, there have been 1094 rows/human-power ocean expeditions attempts;
732 have been completed;
13 vessels are at sea;
1502 ocean rowers/explorers have successfully crossed an ocean, including 136 individuals, who achieved it more than once solo, in pairs or multi-crew teams;
In total there were 300 female rowers/explorers and 1521 male rowers/explorers;
296 rows/expeditions are recorded as incomplete;
13 ocean rowers/explorers were lost at sea.
1,924,732 Total nautical miles (2,214,942 miles, 3,564,604 km) were successfully traversed by human-power and 176 years 132 days were spent at sea.
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total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | total | male | female | mixed | ||||||
Atlantic | Atlantic | East to West | Solo | 272 | 241 | 31 | - | 185 | 166 | 19 | - | 87 | 75 | 12 | - | 133 | 116 | 17 | - | 86 | 76 | 10 | - | 47 | 40 | 7 | - | 139 | 125 | 14 | - | 99 | 90 | 9 | - | 40 | 35 | 5 | - | ||
Pair | 269 | 228 | 15 | 26 | 221 | 191 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 48 | - | 10 | 40 | 34 | - | 6 | 18 | 14 | - | 4 | 211 | 180 | 15 | 16 | 181 | 157 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | |||||
Three | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Four | 116 | 85 | 21 | 10 | 107 | 79 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 68 | 20 | 8 | 93 | 66 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | |||||
Five | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Six | 11 | 7 | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Seven | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Eight | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Ten | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Eleven | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Twelve | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Fourteen | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Sixteen | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | 723 | 596 | 74 | 53 | 568 | 468 | 58 | 42 | 155 | 128 | 16 | 11 | 248 | 204 | 18 | 26 | 168 | 138 | 10 | 20 | 80 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 475 | 392 | 56 | 27 | 400 | 330 | 48 | 22 | 75 | 62 | 8 | 5 | |||||
North Atlantic | East to West | Four | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Total | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
West to East | Solo | 54 | 49 | 5 | - | 22 | 19 | 3 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 | - | 54 | 49 | 5 | - | 22 | 19 | 3 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Pair | 16 | 15 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 16 | 15 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Three | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Four | 11 | 11 | - | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Five | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | 84 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 4 | - | 47 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 4 | - | 46 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Total | Solo | 54 | 49 | 5 | - | 22 | 19 | 3 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 | - | 54 | 49 | 5 | - | 22 | 19 | 3 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Pair | 16 | 15 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 16 | 15 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Three | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Four | 12 | 12 | - | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Five | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | 85 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 4 | - | 48 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 4 | - | 47 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
South Atlantic | East to West | Solo | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Pair | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Around GB | Clockwise | Solo | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Pair | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||
Three | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Four | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | |||||
Five | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
Six | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||||
Total | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | - | 4 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Total | Clockwise | Solo | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Pair | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||
Three | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Four | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | |||||
Five | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
Six | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||||
Total | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | - | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |