Rows in 2007
Completed Rows in 2007
Glenn Edwards (Canada) and John Williams - (Great Britain)
Arrived in Rodrigues at 10:15GMT July 10th 2007 - Well done John!
Route: West coast of Australia - Mauritius
Departure Date: 12:45 GMT - 24th March 2007
Distance: 6,400km approximately
Estimated Crossing Time: 3 months
Boat: Woodvale Pairs Class boat - formally know as 'Atlantic Warrior' - weight 2000 pounds approximately
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Glenn Williams was taken off the boat on June 22nd 2007 for personal reasons - John Williams will now continue the voyage alone. Click here to find out more
John is now heading to Rodrigues Island, approximately 360 miles east of Mauritius - he is now less than 90 miles away and looking forward to being reunited with his wife Jan.
Photo's Courtesy of John and Liz Mustard - Perth, Australia
Bhavik Gandhi (India)
Route: La Restinga de El Hierro, Canary Islands - Antigua
Departure Date: 13:15 GMT - 28th February 2007
Distance: 3000 Miles
Estimated Crossing Time: 50 - 90 Days
Boat: Woodvale Pairs Class - Previously rowed by Oliver Hicks in the North Atlantic
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Arrived at Jabberwock Beach, Antigua on the 14th June 2007at 22:45 GMT after 106 days, 9 hours and 30 minutes at sea.
Congratulations Bhavik!
Photos courtesy of Ted Martin at Photo fantasy Antigua
Bhavik Gandhi (India)
Route: La Restinga de El Hierro, Canary Islands - Antigua
Departure Date: 13:15 GMT - 28th February 2007
Distance: 3000 Miles
Estimated Crossing Time: 50 - 90 Days
Boat: Woodvale Pairs Class - Previously rowed by Oliver Hicks in the North Atlantic
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Arrived at Jabberwock Beach, Antigua on the 14th June 2007at 22:45 GMT after 106 days, 9 hours and 30 minutes at sea.
Congratulations Bhavik!
Photos courtesy of Ted Martin at Photo fantasy Antigua
Graham Walters (Great Britain)
Route: La Gomera, Canary Islands - Antigua
Departure Date: 9:55 GMT - 3rd February 2007
Boat: Historic Rowing Boat Puffin. The Boat was first rowed across the North Atlantic in 1966 by David Johnstone & John Hoare. Tragically both were lost at sea.
Distance: 3000 Miles
Estimated Crossing Time: 60 - 100 Days
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Landed in St Jean Bay of St Barts 13th May 2007 at 18:33 GMT after 99 days, 8 hours and 38 minutes at sea. Congratulations Graham!
Landed in Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua 18th May 2007
Photos courtesy of Ted Martin - Photo Fantasy Antigua
Andreu Mateu (Spain)
Route: La Gomera, Canary Islands - St Lucia or Martinique
Departure Date: 11:40 GMT - 2nd December 2006
Boat: Woodvale Pairs Class boat "Isidoro Arias"
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Andreu completed his row on 7th March 2007 at 20.00 GMT
Congratulations on becoming the first Spanish Solo Rower to complete the Atlantic Crossing.
Gabor Rakonczai and Andrea Palos (Hungary)
Route: Main Land Spain to Antigua
Departure Date: 09:00 GMT - 27th November 2006 - stopped over in Morocco and Canary Islands
Departure Date: 05:30 GMT - 9th January 2007 - Pacito Blanco, Gran Canaria
Finish Date: Landed in English Harbour, Antigua - 1st March 2007 - 11:40 GMT
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Olivier Bertonnier and Bruno Froideval (France)
Route: Pacito Blanco, Grand Canaria to Guadeloupe, West Indies
Departure Date: 06:45 GMT - 7th January 2007
Finish Date: Landed in Marina de Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe - 21:00 GMT 27th February 2007
Boat: Oceanite
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Ed Bayless and Stu Turnbull (Great Britain)
Route: La Gomera to Antigua
Departure Date: 08:35 GMT - 20th December 2006
Finish Date: Landed in English Harbour, Antigua - 21:21 GMT - 21st February 2007
Boat: Memory of Zayed
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Wendel Rontgen and Gijs Koning (Netherlands)
Route: Puerto de Mogan, Grand Canaria to Antigua
Departure: 20:00 GMT - 20th December 2006
Finish Date: Landed in English Harbour, Antigua - 22:37 GMT - 22nd February 2007
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Dom Mee, Peter Bird, Ed James and Tom Rendell (Great Britain)
Ocean Four Atlantic Quest set out hoping to break the current record held by the French Team 'La Mondiale' - although crossing in 37 days, 8 hours and 3 minutes - the current record remains intact of 35 days and 8 hours set in 1992
Route: La Palma, Canary Islands to Barbados
Departure: 10:06 GMT - 14th January 2007
Finish Date: Landed at Archers Bay, Barbados - 23:46:49 - 19th February 2007
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Charles Hedrich (France)
Route: Dakar, Senegal to Brazil
Departure: 08:48 GMT - 18th December 2006
Finish Date: Landed on the Northern Shore of the Amazon River - 15:25 GMT
- 23rd January 2007
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Incomplete Rows in 2007
Roz Savage (Great Britain)
At 3:30 GMT (20:30 PDT) 24th August 2007 Roz was rescued by the United States Coast Guard. She is now safe and well back on dry land but now begins the challenge to get her boat back which is no adrift. Click here for more information on the circumstances surrounding her rescue
We wish Roz all the best and hope she will be reunited with 'Brocade' soon
Left at 15:49 GMT (06:49 local time) Sunday 12th August from Crescent City, California -Good Luck Roz! click here to read the news of her departure
Aim: to become the first women to row solo across the Pacific Ocean in 3 stages
Anticipated Start Date: Thursday 12th July 2007
Route: Stage 1: San Francisco to Hawaii 2007 (2600 miles)
Stage 2: Hawaii to American Samoa 2008 (2000 miles)
Stage 3: American Samoa to Australia 2009 (2100 miles)
Boat: Woodvale Solo Class boat formally Senda Solo now Brocade - 23ft long, 6ft wide - made from carbon fibre with glass foam sandwich cabins and 15mm marine ply deck
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Charlie Girard - (France)
Start Date: 4th July 2007 at 19:20 GMT
Route: Cape Cod (USA) - Vendne (France)
Distance: 5,600km approximately
Estimated Crossing Time: 60-90 Days
Boat: epoxy resin, aramid fibers principally and the core in a PVC foam
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Rescued 6th July 2007 to find out more click here
Charlie has decided not to restart his row click here to find out more
Bhavik Gandhi (India)
Route: La Gomera, Canary Islands to Antigua
Departure: 11:55 GMT - 12th February 2007
Returned: 18th February 2007 to make repairs
Bhavik left La Gomera, Canary Islands on 28th February 2007 to attempt the crossing again - Click Here to see how he is getting on
Victor Gavrishev (Kyrgyzstan)
Delaying his row until January 2008
