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Fact Sheet
| Adventurer | Tori Murden, American rower |
| Challenge | A solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean by row boat. |
| Vessel | The 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. |
| Schedule | Murden departed from Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sept. 13, 1999. Her destination and landfall is Guadeloupe in the Caribbean in late November 1999. |
| Distance | 2,957 miles as the crow flies |
| Length | 70 - 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.
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| Sponsors | Sector 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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