Ocean rowing

Ocean rowing is the sport of rowing across oceans. Some ocean rowing boats can hold as many as fourteen rowers;[1] however, the most common ocean rowboats are designed for singles, doubles, and fours.[2]

The history of ocean rowing is divided into two eras by the Ocean Rowing Society International, the official adjudicator of ocean rowing records for Guinness World Records. The first fourteen ocean rows, up to and including 1981, are considered historic ocean rows as they were completed with very limited, if any, modern technology. All subsequent rows are described as modern-day rows.[3]

  1. ^ "List of successful ocean rows by oceans, routes and categories" Archived 5 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. oceanrowing.com. The Ocean Rowing Society International. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Some facts in figures" Archived 5 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. oceanrowing.com. The Ocean Rowing Society International. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Completed ocean rows in chronological order" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. oceanrowing.com. The Ocean Rowing Society International. Retrieved 8 January 2019.