Atlantic Row 2005:

• Miles rowed: 2,935
• Oarstrokes: about 1,000,000
• Time alone at sea: 103 days, 5 hours, 43 minutes
• Oars broken: 4
• Wholebake bars consumed: 462
• Average hours of rowing per day: 12
• Pounds lost: 30
• Days with no communication system: 24

 

San Francisco to Hawaii 2008:

• Miles rowed: 2,324
• Oarstrokes: about 1,000,000
• Time alone at sea: 99 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes
• Watermakers broken: 2
• Larabars consumed: 336
• Average hours of rowing per day: 11
• Pounds lost: 25
• Audiobooks “read”: 62

 

Hawaii to Kiribati 2009:

• Miles traveled: 3,158
• Oarstrokes: about 1,335,834
• Time alone at sea: 104 days
• Number of times across the Equator: 2
• Larabars consumed: 297
• Pounds lost: 30
• Whale sharks: 1
• Other sharks: dozens
• Other whales: dozen or so, species unknown
• Dolphins: dozens
• Turtles: 3
• Squid: 3, landed on deck, very messy

 

Kiribati to Papua New Guinea 2010:

• Miles traveled: 2,248
• Oarstrokes: about 460,000
• Time alone at sea: 46 days
• Average daily miles: 49 (compared with previous best ever daily mileage of 42)
• Larabars consumed: 210
• Pounds lost: sadly not enough to fit back into my jeans
• Container ships sighted: too many for comfort, sometimes 4 or 5 at once

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