Fact Sheet

AdventurerTori Murden, American rower
ChallengeA solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean by row boat.
VesselThe American Pearl, originally designed for the 1997 Atlantic Rowing Race and constructed for two rowers. Murden's rowboat is 23 feet long, 6 feet wide and weighs approximately 1,700 pounds fully loaded.
ScheduleMurden departed from Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sept. 13, 1999. Her destination and landfall is Guadeloupe in the Caribbean in late November 1999.
Distance2,957 miles as the crow flies
Length70 - 80 days
World
Records
First woman to row an ocean solo and unsupported.
First American to row an ocean solo and unsupported.
If Murden arrives before Nov. 25, her ocean crossing becomes the fastest on record.
SponsorsSector Sport Watches
No Limits® Sports & Tech Wear
Fontana Candida Italian Wines, Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide, Louisville, Ky.
Fifth Third Bank, Louisville, Ky.
Official
Web Site
www.adept.net/americanpearl

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November 1999

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