2009
The Atlantic Rowing Race 2009
The 2009 was planned to start on 6 December 2009, but was delayed because of bad weather and started on 4 January 2010. It was run over the same course as the previous two races; San Sebastián de La Gomera to English Harbour, Antigua.
Final starters included 7 solos, 20 pairs and 3 fours. Entrants were predominantly from the UK, but included teams from Denmark, France, Ireland, South Africa and the United States.
On 26 Feb 2010 the solo rower Charlie Pitcher (GB), in the boat "JJ (Insure & Go)", was the first to finish at Antigua after 52 days 6 hours and 47 minutes, becoming the first ever solo rower to beat the entire fleet of starters.
The second boat to finish, and the first pair, was James Croome and Oliver Back (both GB) in "QBE Insurance Challenger" who arrived on 5 March. The third boat, "Karukera", rowed by Frenchmen Francois Lamy and Benolt Dusser arrived 8 March and the fourth boat, "Vivaldi (Rames Dames)" rowed by Catherine Remy, Quitterie Marque, Laurence Grand Clement and Laurence De Rancourt (all France) was the first team of four, arriving on 9 March.
A boat called "Britannia III" planned a record attempt crossing of the Atlantic, having twelve people on board. Due to weather conditions it seemed more favourable for the record attempt to finish in Barbados instead. They took 38 and a half days, but did not break the record which is 33 days and 7 hours.
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