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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How to use this database:

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:

► Category, and select: six and mixed

► Route, and select: Atlantic and east to west

► Press Filter button

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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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Expedition
Number

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
32
Pacific (E-W)
Ind 32
Patrick Satterlee (US)
Britannia II Classic / 1 / M
H
I
Depart Arrival From To Duration Distance [NM] Avg. S [kt]
13 Jul 1978 00:00 13 Jul 1978 00:00 San Diego (US) San Diego (US)
0d 0h 0m
2 0
0
2 Britannia II boat
25
North Atlantic (W-E)
Ind 25
Don Allum (UK)
Don Allum
Geoff Allum (UK)
Geoff Allum
QE3 Classic / 2 / M
H
I
05 Jun 1972 00:00 20 Aug 1972 00:00 St. John’s (CA) St. John’s (CA)
76d 0h 0m
0 0
Notes: Geoff evacuated after 5 days 150 nm
0
0 QE3 boat
wiki
22
North Pacific (W-E)
Ind 22
Arthur Hornby (UK)
Yorkshire Rose Classic / 1 / M
H
I
16 Mar 1972 00:00 19 Mar 1972 00:00 Kamaishi (JP) Kamaishi (JP)
3d 0h 0m
0 0
0
0
19
Pacific (E-W)
Ind 19
John Fairfax (UK)
John Fairfax
Sylvia Cook (UK)
Sylvia Cook
Britannia II Classic / 2 / mixed
H
Rs
20 Apr 1971 00:00 20 Apr 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US)
0d 0h 0m
0 0
0
0 Britannia II boat
18
Pacific (E-W)
Ind 18
John Fairfax (UK)
John Fairfax
Sylvia Cook (UK)
Sylvia Cook
Britannia II Classic / 2 / mixed
H
Rs
15 Apr 1971 00:00 15 Apr 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US)
0d 0h 0m
0 0
0
0 Britannia II boat
wiki
17
Pacific (E-W)
Ind 17
John Fairfax (UK)
John Fairfax
Sylvia Cook (UK)
Sylvia Cook
Britannia II Classic / 2 / mixed
H
Rs
10 Apr 1971 00:00 10 Apr 1971 00:00 Pier 41, San Francisco (US) Pier 41, San Francisco (US)
0d 0h 0m
0 0
0
0 Britannia II boat
wiki
14
North Pacific (W-E)
Ind 14
Arthur Hornby (UK)
Yorkshire Rose Classic / 1 / M
H
I
01 May 1970 00:00 31 May 1970 00:00 Kamaishi (JP) Kamaishi (JP)
30d 0h 0m
0 0
0
0
10
Tasman Sea (E-W)
Ind 10
Anders Svedlund (SE)
Anders Svedlund
Roslagen Classic / 1 / M
I
17 Mar 1969 00:00 22 Mar 1969 00:00 Auckland (NZ) Auckland (NZ)
5d 0h 0m
0 0
0
0 Roslagen boat
8
North Atlantic (W-E)
Ind 8
Lewis Mills (US)
Lewis Mills
Lewis Jnr Mills (US)
Lewis Jnr Mills
No Riders Classic / 2 / M
H
I
17 Mar 1967 12:00 19 Mar 1967 00:00 Gloucester, Mass (US) St. Mary's (UK)
1d 12h 0m
0 0
Notes: Speculative date of return / rescue. 
0
0 No Riders boat
3
Atlantic (E-W)
Ind 3
Franz Romer (DE)
Franz Romer
Romer's Kayak Classic / 1 / M
H
L
I
W
K
11 Sep 1928 00:01 15 Sep 1928 00:01 San Juan (PR) Battery Park, New York (US)
4d 0h 0m
0
Notes: Departed one hour before hurricane warning was received.
0
0 Romer's Kayak boat
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