On Wednesday 30 November 2005, 26 crews of courageous individuals left La Gomera in the Canary Islands to embark on an amazing feat of strength and endurance, to row 2,550nm across the Atlantic Ocean to Antigua in the West Indies in the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005.

Competing in purposely designed and built ocean rowing boats against each other and within the Solo, Pairs or Fours classes, the crews competed on a level playing field governed by a set of Event Rules, to be the first to cross the finish line, in the quickest possible time.

Four drama packed months later and the last boat in the fleet, Boat No. 15 – Sedna Solo crewed by the only single handed female ocean rower, Roz Savage triumphantly arrived in Antigua on Monday 13 March 2006, to bring this most spectacular event to a close. 

Woodvale Events Managing Director, Simon Chalk comments:
“As a spectator, the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 has been a most exciting event and to watch the tactics of each team come into play as the fleet jostle for the front positions has been fascinating.

“The Atlantic Rowing Race is one of the few events in the world where people of all ages, capabilities and sex can compete on equal terms and this is clearly evident in the official race rankings”.

With the end of race scrutineering of all the finished boats now complete, any relevant penalties incurred have been applied to race crossing times and Race Organiser, Woodvale Events is now pleased to formally announce that the overall winner of the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 is Woodvale Pairs Boat, Boat No. 8 - C² crewed by British men Clint Evans and Chris Andrews.

Chris Andrews from Boat No. 8 C² comments:
“We are delighted to be recorded as the overall winners of the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 and it feels great after the three previous races, to be the first British crew to win this event. 

“Although with the Rules of the Race, we have been recorded as the overall winning team, we do not what this to detract from the huge achievement of the three crews that crossed the finish line ahead of us”.

The top four places in the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 are allocated as follows:

First     -           Boat No. 8, C² (Woodvale Pairs)
                        Clint Evans & Chris Andrews (GB)
Second  -          Boat No. 6, Atlantic 4 (ORS Fours)
                        George Simpson, David Martin, Glynn Coupland & Neil Wightwick (GB)
Third    -           Boat No. 24, All Relative (ORS Fours)
                        Justin Adkin, Martin Adkin, Robert Adkin & James Green (GB)
Fourth   -          Boat No. 30, Spirit of EDF (Woodvale Pairs)
                        Ben Fogle & James Cracknell (GB)

The weather conditions in the Atlantic this year have been exceptional, with Hurricane Epsilon, two tropical storms including the latest ever recorded tropical storm in the mid Atlantic route, and three low pressure systems all occurring during the course of the event.  Whether a team finished first or last, the achievement is just as great – to take on and conquer the mighty Atlantic Ocean!

Overall Race Rankings
Rank Order	Boat No.	Boat Name	Team Names	Class	Arrival Date	Time	Crossing Duration	Rules Broken	Penality (If Applicable)
1st	No. 8	C2	Chris Andrews & Clint Evans	Pairs	20-Jan-06	1415 GMT	51 days, 2 hours & 10 mins	None	N/A
2nd	No.6	Atlantic 4	George Simpson, David Martin, Glynn Coupland & Neil Wightwick	Fours	19-Jan-06	0226 GMT	49 days, 14 hours & 21 mins	Used 60L of Water Ballast (first 5 on medical advice)	Drop one place
3rd	No. 24	All Relative	Justin Adkin, Martin Adkin, Robert Adkin & James Green	Fours	08-Jan-06	1537 GMT	39 days, 3 hours & 35 mins	Used all 120L of Water Ballast	Drop two places
4th	No. 30	Spirit of EDF Energy	Ben Fogle & James Cracknell	Pairs	19-Jan-06	0713 GMT	49 days, 19 hours & 08 mins	Used 60L of Water Ballast (first 5 on medical advice)	Drop one place
5th	No. 20	Bout de Vie	Frank Bruno & Dominique Benassi	Pairs	23-Jan-06	1536 GMT	54 days, 3 hours & 31 mins	None	N/A
6th	No. 14	Atlantic Prince	Dan Darley & Rich DeWire	Pairs	28-Jan-06	0021 GMT	58 days, 12 hours & 16 mins	None	N/A
7th	No. 27	Team Scandlines	Christain Petersen & Soren Sprogoe	Pairs	28-Jan-06	2111 GMT	59 days, 19 hours & 6 mins	None	N/A
8th	No. 33	Row 4 Cancer	Liz O'Keeffe & Richard Mayon-White	Pairs	30-Jan-06	0701 GMT	60 days, 18 hours & 56 mins	None	N/A
9th	No. 10	Mayabrit	Andrew Barnett & Juan Carlos Sagastume Bandana	Pairs	03-Feb-06	0122 GMT	64 days, 13 hours & 17 mins	None	N/A
10th	No. 16	Gurkha Spirit	Al Howard & Nick Rowe	Pairs	05-Feb-06	0121 GMT	66 days 13 hours & 16 mins	None	N/A
11th	No. 17	Mission Atlantic	Paula Evemy, Kathy Tracey, Lois Rawlins-Duquamin & Sarah Day	Fours	05-Feb-05	1925 GMT	67 days, 7 hours & 20 mins	None	N/A
12th	No. 18	Mark 3	Rob Eustace & Peter Williams	Pairs	06-Feb-06	1308 GMT	68 days, 1 hour & 3 mins	None	N/A
13th	No. 3	Christina	Paul Gleeson & Tori Holmes	Pairs	23-Feb-06	1117 GMT	85 days, 6 hours 12 mins *	Used 10L of Water Ballast	7 Hour Time Penalty
Disqualified Teams In Order of Line Honours
1.	No. 22	Atlantic Warrior	Tom Bright & Charles Bairsto	Pairs	28-Jan-06	0020 GMT	58 days, 12 hours & 15 mins **	Tow required before crossing the race finish line	Disqualified
2.	No. 4	Row 4 Life	Charlie Woodward-Fisher & Philip Harris	Pairs	29-Jan-06	0012 GMT	59 days, 12 hours & 7 mins **	Tow required before crossing the race finish line	Disqualified
3.	No. 88	Charmed Life	Andrew Morris & Mick Dawson	Pairs	05-Feb-06	1450 GMT	61 days, 2 hours & 50 mins *	Started a week later than the rest of the fleet	Disqualified
4.	No. 5	Pacific Pete	Chris Martin	Solo	07-Feb-06	0324 GMT	68 days, 15 hours & 19 mins	Received outside assistance via the Support Vessel	Disqualified
5.	No. 7	Making Waves	Rebecca Thorpe & Stephanie Temperton	Pairs	10-Feb-06	1029 GMT	71 days 22 hours & 24 mins **	Tow required before crossing the race finish line	Disqualified
6.	No. 11	Rowgirls.com	Sally Kettle, Clarie Mills & Sue McMilan	Fours	15-Feb-06	2130 GMT	77 days, 9 hours & 25 mins	Received outside assistance via the Support Vessel	Disqualified
7.	No. 15	Sedna Solo	Roz Savage	Solo	13-Mar-06	1748 GMT	103 days, 5 hours & 45 mins	Didn't cross the finish line within the 1nm outer mark	Disqualified

CLASS RANKS Fours Class
Rank Order	Boat No.	Boat Name	Team Names	Class	Arrival Date	Time	Crossing Duration
1st	No. 17	Mission Atlantic	Paula Evemy, Kathy Tracey, Lois Rawlins-Duquamin & Sarah Day	Fours	05-Feb-05	1925 GMT	67 days, 7 hours & 20 mins
2nd	No.6	Atlantic 4	George Simpson, David Martin, Glynn Coupland & Neil Wightwick	Fours	19-Jan-06	0226 GMT	49 days, 14 hours & 21 mins
3rd	No. 24	All Relative	Justin Adkin, Martin Adkin, Robert Adkin & James Green	Fours	08-Jan-06	1537 GMT	39 days, 3 hours & 35 mins
Disqualfied	No. 11	Rowgirls.com	Sally Kettle, Clarie Mills & Sue McMilan	Fours	15-Feb-06	2130 GMT	77 days, 9 hours & 25 mins
Pairs Class
Rank Order	Boat No.	Boat Name	Team Names	Class	Arrival Date	Time	Crossing Duration
1st	No. 8	C2	Chris Andrews & Clint Evans	Pairs	20-Jan-06	1415 GMT	51 days, 2 hours & 10 mins
2nd	No. 30	Spirit of EDF Energy	Ben Fogle & James Cracknell	Pairs	19-Jan-06	0713 GMT	49 days, 19 hours & 08 mins
3rd	No. 20	Bout de Vie	Frank Bruno & Dominique Benassi	Pairs	23-Jan-06	1536 GMT	54 days, 3 hours & 31 mins
4th	No. 14	Atlantic Prince	Dan Darley & Rich DeWire	Pairs	28-Jan-06	0021 GMT	58 days, 12 hours & 16 mins
5th	No. 27	Team Scandlines	Christain Petersen & Soren Sprogoe	Pairs	28-Jan-06	2111 GMT	59 days, 19 hours & 6 mins
6th	No. 33	Row 4 Cancer	Liz O'Keeffe & Richard Mayon-White	Pairs	30-Jan-06	0701 GMT	60 days, 18 hours & 56 mins
7th	No. 10	Mayabrit	Andrew Barnett & Juan Carlos Sagastume Bandana	Pairs	03-Feb-06	0122 GMT	64 days, 13 hours & 17 mins
8th	No. 16	Gurkha Spirit	Al Howard & Nick Rowe	Pairs	05-Feb-06	0121 GMT	66 days 13 hours & 16 mins
9th	No. 18	Mark 3	Rob Eustace & Peter Williams	Pairs	06-Feb-06	1308 GMT	68 days, 1 hour & 3 mins
10th	No. 3	Christina	Paul Gleeson & Tori Holmes	Pairs	23-Feb-06	1117 GMT	85 days, 6 hours 12 mins *
Disqualified	No. 22	Atlantic Warrior	Tom Bright & Charles Bairsto	Pairs	28-Jan-06	0020 GMT	58 days, 12 hours & 15 mins **
Disqualified	No. 4	Row 4 Life	Charlie Woodward-Fisher & Philip Harris	Pairs	29-Jan-06	0012 GMT	59 days, 12 hours & 7 mins **
Disqualified	No. 88	Charmed Life	Andrew Morris & Mick Dawson	Pairs	05-Feb-06	1450 GMT	61 days 2 hours & 50 mins *
Disqualified	No. 7	Making Waves	Rebecca Thorpe & Stephanie Temperton	Pairs	10-Feb-06	1029 GMT	71 days 22 hours & 24 mins **
Solo Class
Rank Order	Boat No.	Boat Name	Team Names	Class	Arrival Date	Time	Crossing Duration
Disqualified	No. 5	Pacific Pete	Chris Martin	Solo	07-Feb-06	0324 GMT	68 days, 15 hours & 19 mins
Disqualified	No. 15	Sedna Solo	Roz Savage	Solo	13-Mar-06	1748 GMT	103 days, 5 hours & 45 mins

Posted15/03/06 05:25:06 PM