World’s Toughest Row - Pacific 2023


Kiwi Fondue

Team Size: Four

Crew: Alex Brooker, Alex Gammeter, Rich Henderson & Lorenz Gammeter

Charity: Coral Vita

- World Record: Fastest team to row the mid Pacific Ocean

- Race winners

- Time: 29 days 17 hours 29 minutes


Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2022


Dark Trio

Team Size: Trio

Crew: Gareth, Charles and Aaron

Charity: Yound Minds UK

- World Record: Fastest Trio to row the Atlantic Ocean

- First in Trios

- Time: 35 days 1 hour 33 minutes


The Dreamboats

Team Size: Pair

Crew: Ben & Charlie

Charity: Green Heart Project & 2041 Foundation

- First in Pairs

- Time: 40 days 8 hours 59 minutes


Mike Bates - The Atlantic Grappler

Team Size: Solo

Crew: Mike - Atlantic Grappler

Charity: Leeds Hospitals Charity - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary & REORG

- First in Solos

- Time: 46 days 6 hours 10 minutes


Miriam Payne - Seas The Day

Team Size: Solo

Crew: Miriam Payne

Charity: Wellbeing of Women & Mind

- Race Record: Fastest Female Solo

- First Female Solo

- Time: 59 days 16 hours 36 minutes


The FriendShip

Team Size: Four

Crew: Jack, Hamish, Arthur & Euan

Charities: Drive Forward Foundation, Friends of Kiwoko Hospital & Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT)

- Third Overall

- Time: 32 days 20 hours 18 minutes


Jamie Carr - Nothing Ventured

Team Size: Solo

Crew: Jamie Carr

Charity: Cancer Fund for Children & City in the Community

- Second in Solos

- Time: 53 days 1 hour 12 minutes


In Our Element

Team Size: Four

Crew: Hollie, Mike, Rachel & Elliot

Charity: The University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Enzyme Innovation to Revolutionise Plastic Use

- Third in Mixed Teams

- Time: 42 days 9 hours 19 minutes


Atlantic Endeavoar

Team Size: Four

Crew: Olly, Henry, Louis & Will

Charity: The Oli Hilsdon Foundation & Mind

- 7th Overall

- Time: 33 days 23 hours 24 minutes


The Atlantic Girls

Team Size: Trio

Crew: Millie, Laura-Jayne & Frankie

Charity: The Brain Tumour Charity

- Second in Female Class

- Time: 46 days 21 hours 56 minutes


Bernie Hollywood - The Boat of Hope

Team Size: Solo

Crew: Bernie Hollywood

Charity: Samaritans & Love Rowing

- Time: 109 days 14 hours 16 minutes


Independent 2022


Simon Howes - The Atlantic Rower

Team Size: Solo

Crew: Simon Howes

Charity: Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust

- Time: 72 days 1 hour 45 minutes


Pacific 2022


Latitude 35

Team Size: Four

Crew: Brooke Downes, Sophia Denison-Johnston, Libby Costello, Adrienne Smith

Charity: Anxiety & Depression Association of America

- World Record: Fastest Women’s Team to row the mid Pacific Ocean

- Time 34 days 14 hours 39 minutes


Independent 2021


Jack Jarvis - United We Conquer

- World Record: First person to row from mainland Europe to mainland North America

- Solo

- Time: 111 days 12 hours 22 minutes


Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021


Five In A Row

- 3rd place overall in one of the tightest races known in TWAC race history

- 1st 5 person team

- Time 36 days 3 hours 33 minutes


Anna Victorious

- 5th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 37 days 8 hours 58 minutes


The Bubbleheads

- 6th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 37 days 12 hours 45 minutes


East Rows West

- 1st place in the trio category

- 7th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 37 days 17 hours 44 minutes


The Salty Sappers

- 9th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 39 days 7 hours 20 minutes


Atlantic Nomads

- World Record: Fastest mixed trio to row across the Atlantic Ocean

- First in mixed teams

- Third in trio category

- 10th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 40 days 0 hours 37 minutes


One Ocean Crew

- Winners of the Women’s Class

- 11th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 40 days 4 hours 7 minutes


The Mothership

- 2nd place in the Women’s Class

- 13th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 40 days 11 hours 25 minutes


Emergensea Duo

- 1st mixed pair

- 4th in pairs category

- 25th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021 Race Class

- Time: 51 days 3 hours 48 minutes


The Entrepreneur Ship

- World Record: Oldest pair to row any ocean

- 7th in pairs category

- 29th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2021

- Time: 53 days 3 hours 42 minutes


Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020


On shoulders of giants

- Winners of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 35 days 6 hours 42 minutes


HPF Atlantic

- 3rd place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 37 days 1 hours 46 minutes


Oardacity

- 4th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 40 days 6 hours 35 minutes


For A Fitter Planet

- 5th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 42 days 3 hours 47 minutes


Atlantic Antics

- Youngest female trio to row any ocean

- 13th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 42 days 3 hours 47 minutes


Atlantic titan

- 3rd place in the Race Solo Class

- 14th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 53 days 3 hours 20 minutes


Atlantic Solo

- 5th place in the Race Solo Class

- 16th place in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2020 Race Class

- Time: 64 days 3 hours 5 minutes


Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2019


Fortitude IV

- Winners of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2019

- Time: 32 days 12 hours 35 minutes


BROAR

- First three brothers to row any ocean

- Youngest trio to row across the Atlantic Ocean

- Fastest trio to row across the Atlantic Ocean

- Winners of the trio category

- Third place overall

- Time: 35 days 9 hours 9 minutes


WHITE ROWS - MARCUS BEALE

- Winner of the Solo Category

- 22nd place overall

- Time: 48 days 21 hours 51 minutes


ROWed less travelled

- Fastest Australian team to row across the Atlantic Ocean

- Second place overall in the race

-Time: 34 days 10 hours 46 minutes


The Ancient Mariners

- Oldest combined age for a 4 man crew

- 23rd place overall

- Time: 49 days 8 hours 40 minutes


force atlantic

- Youngest person to row the Atlantic as part of a team

- First all serving British Army Team

- 9th place overall

- Time: 37 days 13 hours 53 minutes

All Photos Above Credited to Ben Duffy & Atlantic Campaigns Photography Team


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