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THE CHALLENGE

In July 2025, the team will push off from land on a historic journey across the Arctic Ocean. In pursuit of a World Record, the 4-person team will test the limits of human endurance as they row 1000 Kilometers through one of the world’s harshest climates.

EXPEDITION OVERVIEW

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PERFORMANCE GOALS

Guiness World Records

WORLD FIRST

First Mixed-Gendered Team to Row the Arctic Ocean.

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Athlete Records:

  • First women to row the Arctic Ocean

  • First black person to row a polar ocean

  • First married couple to row a polar ocean

Ocean Rowing Society International

SPEED RECORD

Fastest 4-Person Team to Row the Arctic Ocean.

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The current speed record for a 4-person team is 15 days, 5 hours, and 32 minutes, set by Ocean Revival in 2023.

 

For crews of all sizes, the average S-N Arctic crossing is 16.5 days.

USA

AMERICAN FIRST

First All-American Team to Row a Polar Ocean.

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6 Americans have rowed polar oceans, but there has never been an All-American team to row across either of the polar oceans.

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THE ROUTE

START

Tromsø, Norway

DISTANCE

520 NM | 1000km

FINISH

Longyearbyen, Svalbard

TIME AT SEA

10 to 21 Days

DIRECTION

South to North

LAUNCH DATE

July 2025

THE VESSEL

Make: Rannoch

Model: RX45

Length: 9.6m

Beam: 1.7m

Material: Carbon Fiber

Cabins: 2

Rowing Positions: 3

RX45
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