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To this day of November 30th 2023, there have been 1167 rows/human-power ocean expeditions attempts;
803 have been completed;
0 vessels are at sea;
1678 ocean rowers/explorers have successfully crossed an ocean, including 169 individuals, who achieved it more than once solo, in pairs or multi-crew teams;
In total there were 332 female rowers/explorers and 1656 male rowers/explorers;
304 rows/expeditions are recorded as incomplete;
13 ocean rowers/explorers were lost at sea.
2,103,633 Total nautical miles (2,420,818 miles, 3,895,928 km) were successfully traversed by human-power and 177 years 18 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 | 288 | 254 | 34 | - | 197 | 175 | 22 | - | 88 | 76 | 12 | - | 143 | 126 | 17 | - | 92 | 82 | 10 | - | 48 | 41 | 7 | - | 145 | 128 | 17 | - | 105 | 93 | 12 | - | 40 | 35 | 5 | - | ||
Pair | 281 | 237 | 16 | 28 | 233 | 200 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 48 | - | 11 | 41 | 34 | - | 7 | 18 | 14 | - | 4 | 222 | 189 | 16 | 17 | 192 | 166 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | |||||
Three | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Four | 132 | 96 | 22 | 14 | 123 | 90 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 78 | 21 | 12 | 108 | 76 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | |||||
Five | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Six | 12 | 8 | - | 4 | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 7 | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | 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 | 780 | 639 | 81 | 60 | 621 | 507 | 65 | 49 | 156 | 129 | 16 | 11 | 261 | 216 | 18 | 27 | 177 | 146 | 10 | 21 | 81 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 519 | 423 | 63 | 33 | 444 | 361 | 55 | 28 | 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 | 17 | 16 | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 17 | 16 | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 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 | 85 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 4 | - | 47 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 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 | 17 | 16 | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 17 | 16 | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 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 | 86 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 4 | - | 48 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 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 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 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 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||||
Total | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 13 | - | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Total | Clockwise | Solo | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Pair | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |