WORLD'S
TOUGHEST
ROW

Each crew will row in excess of 1.5 million oar strokes during the race

In the 2019 race Team Fortitude IV achieved the fastest 24 hours ever with 107.45 nautical miles covered

The fastest row across the Atlantic was in the 2017 race when the four man team The Four Oarsmen finished in 29 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes

The waves that the rowers experience can measure well over 20ft high

In the 2016 race, solo rower Daryl Farmer arrived in Antigua after 96 days, rowing without a rudder to steer with for nearly 1200miles/40 days

The fastest solo across the Atlantic was in the 2017 race when Mark Slats completed in 30 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes

Rowers burn over 6,000 calories per day

There is no toilet on board – rowers use a bucket!

The average rower can lose up to 12kg during a crossing

In the 2018 race, solo rower Kelda Wood (Row 2 Raise) was kept company by a whale for nearly 7 days