rowed from Gran Canaria to Barbados in 1971 with his cousin Geoff Allum, in 73 days.

One man holds the world record for both the fastest solo boat to cross the Atlantic and the fastest duo - Dutch Mark Slats crossed the Atlantic Ocean solo in only 30 days, seven hours and 49 minutes in 2017 in a Rannoch R15 ocean rowing boat called Peanuts. Mark rowed the Atlantic again in 2020 with a fellow Dutchman Kai Weedmer. The duo were first to arrive in Antigua beating all