1. Tom McClean, Irland (1969). From Newfoundland (St John's) to western Ireland (Blacksod Bay). 1969-05-17 at 0910 to 1969-07-27 at 0715. 70 days. Rowing boat: Super Silver; 6,1 m long.
Ref. McClean Tom "I had to dare. Rowing the Atlantic in Seventy Days." ISBN 0 09 108680 9. First published in 1971, Jarrolds publishers (London) Ltd. 149 pages and Guinness Book of records.
2. John Fairfax, England (1969). From the Canary islands (Las Palmas) to Florida (Fort Lauderdale). 1969-01-20 to 1969-07-19. 180 days. Rowing boat: Britannia 6,7 m long.
Ref. McClean Tom "I had to dare. Rowing the Atlantic in seventy Days." Jarrolds 1971 and Guinness Book of records.
3. Sidney Genders (1970). 160 days 8 hours.
Ref. Guinness Book of records.
4. Don Allum, England (1986). From the Canary islands to the West Indies (Nevis). Rowing boat: QE III, 6,05 m long.
Ref. Guinness Book of records.
5. Don Allum, England (1987). From Canada (St John's) to Ireland. Rowing boat: QE III, 6,05 m long.
Ref. Guinness Book of records.
6. Sean Crowley, England (1988). 95 days 22 hours.
Ref. Guinness Book of records.
B. The Pacific.
1. Anders Svedlund, Sweden (1974). From Chile (Huasco) to Western Samoa (Apia) via Tahiti (Paea). 1974-02-27 to 1974-09-06. 191 days. 8000 km. Rowing boat: Waka Moana, built in Sweden 6 m.
Ref. Danielsson Bengt "Anders tar det med ro." Chapter in the book "Bengt Danielsson i Söderhavet" Bokförlaget Trevi, Stockholm Sweden, printed in Italy 1986 253 pages, page 184-189.
2. Peter Bird, England (1982/83). From San Francisco, USA to Australia (Great Barrier Reef). 1982-08-23 to 1983-06-14. 294 days. 14480 km. Rowing boat: Hele-on-Britannia, 9,75 m long.
Ref. Guinness Book of records.
3. Gérard d'Aboville, France (1991). From Japan (Choshi) to Washington, USA (Ilwaco). 1991-07-11 to 1991-11-21. 133 days. 10150 km. Rowing boat: Sector 8 m long.
Ref. Guinness Book of records.
C. The Indian ocean.
1. Anders Svedlund, Sweden (1971). From western Australia (Kalbarre) to northern Madagascar (Ankirikiriky). 1971-04-21 at 0500 to 1971-06-23 at 1530. 64 days. 8000 km. Rowing boat: Roslagen, built in Sidney, Australia 6 m long.
Ref. Svedlund Anders "Eskilstunabo gör nytt försök. Ror över Indiska Oceanen." Eskilstuna-Kuriren 1970-05-23 s 1 (Eskilstuna, Sweden). Svedlund Anders "Jag rodde 8.000 km över öppet hav!" SöndagsExpressen 1972-01-02 page 1-3 (Stockholm, Sweden).
List compiled by Per-Olov Bergman 1997-05-20.
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