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To this day of March 22nd 2023, there have been 1097 rows/human-power ocean expeditions attempts;
737 have been completed;
8 vessels are at sea;
1510 ocean rowers/explorers have successfully crossed an ocean, including 138 individuals, who achieved it more than once solo, in pairs or multi-crew teams;
In total there were 300 female rowers/explorers and 1522 male rowers/explorers;
296 rows/expeditions are recorded as incomplete;
13 ocean rowers/explorers were lost at sea.
1,937,111 Total nautical miles (2,229,188 miles, 3,587,530 km) were successfully traversed by human-power and 172 years 220 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 | 273 | 242 | 31 | - | 187 | 168 | 19 | - | 86 | 74 | 12 | - | 134 | 117 | 17 | - | 88 | 78 | 10 | - | 46 | 39 | 7 | - | 139 | 125 | 14 | - | 99 | 90 | 9 | - | 40 | 35 | 5 | - | ||
Pair | 270 | 229 | 15 | 26 | 222 | 192 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 48 | - | 10 | 40 | 34 | - | 6 | 18 | 14 | - | 4 | 212 | 181 | 15 | 16 | 182 | 158 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | |||||
Three | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Four | 117 | 86 | 21 | 10 | 108 | 80 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - | 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 | 727 | 600 | 74 | 53 | 573 | 473 | 58 | 42 | 154 | 127 | 16 | 11 | 250 | 206 | 18 | 26 | 171 | 141 | 10 | 20 | 79 | 65 | 8 | 6 | 477 | 394 | 56 | 27 | 402 | 332 | 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 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Pair | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
West to East | Solo | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Total | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | Solo | 6 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Pair | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Total | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 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 |