Ocean Rowing

a man aboard a row boat

Diabetic Rower Dies on Trans-Atlantic Voyage

One long-distance rower set out across the Atlantic Ocean,...

Ocean Rowing Roundup for February

Since our last rowing roundup, there have been two...
two adventures on boat in harbor

Karlis Bardelis in Home Stretch to Complete Circumnavigation

Karlis Bardelis has begun the final 5,000km of his...
Gabor Rakonczay

Ocean Rowing Roundup for January

Since our last roundup, the World’s Toughest Row nears...
The Aussie Old Salts

Former Australian Spy Dies During The World’s Toughest Row

Alisdair Putt has died while taking part in the...
Michelle Lee at the oars

Top Expeditions of 2023: #4: The First Woman to Row the Pacific Solo

This year, Michelle Lee became the first woman to...
Kohler leaving Cape Town.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #6: Kayaking from South Africa to Brazil

In the world of ocean adventure, kayaking is not...
A TWAC competitor works on a boat.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for December

Since our last roundup, the number of boats on...
Louis Margot sets off across the Atlantic Ocean

Ocean Rowing Roundup for November

Since our last roundup, one soloist has restarted his journey...
Tom Robinson in his boat Maiwar.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for October 

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, three journeys have...
Robinson's boat

Tom Robinson Rescued on Final Stage of Pacific Row

Tom Robinson’s Pacific row has come to a dramatic...
Tom Robinson smiles into the camera as he lands in Vanuatu.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for September

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, few boats remain...
Flying Fish, the first ever team of five to row the mid-Pacific.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for August

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, quite a few...
rowing crew with celebratory flares

Ocean Rowing Roundup for July

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, one team has...
Tom Robinson in a boat.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for June 

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, a brand-new ocean...
a green rowing boat near a forested shore

Ocean Rowing Roundup for May

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, one soloist has...
Michelle Lee arriving in Australia.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for April

Since our last ocean rowing round-up, several crews have...
prone paddleboarders in an ocean race

Iconic Paddling Race Returns to Hawaii’s ‘Channel of Bones’

Heavy water and wild weather often wrack the 51-kilometer...
The ocean.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for March

Since our last roundup, several crews have been battling...
portrait of Eruc at sea

Erden Eruc Ends Six Summits Project

Erden Eruc has aborted his Six Summits Project. Since...
A sailor holds a lit flare at night after finishing an Atlantic crossing.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for February, Updated

Since our last rowing roundup, all but five teams...
Five rowers in a boat at the end of the trip

Row from Antarctica to South Georgia Aborts

Health problems -- compounded with the predictably difficult rowing...
Antonio de la Rosa gives a thumbs up.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for January

Since our last rowing roundup, teams in the Talisker...

Rowing From Antarctica to South Georgia

Fiann Paul is no stranger to ocean rowing. The...

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