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As a relatively new and untouched route, the Pacific Challenge offers new adventures, new world records and a once in a lifetime experience.
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The Pacific Ocean is the World’s deepest ocean
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80 people in 31 boats have successfully rowed to one of the Hawaiian islands from mainland USA.
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The word Pacific means ‘peaceful’
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The first person to row the Pacific was Patrick Quesnel in 1976
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The Pacific ocean shrinks by 2cm each year due to the movement of tectonic plates. This means that the Atlantic ocean increases by 2cm each year!
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Of the 31 crews to have completed the voyage, 10 were all female, 18 all male and just 3 mixed gender
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75% of the World’s volcanos are situated in the Pacific ocean basin which is called ‘The Ring of Fire’
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The longest anyone has taken to row this route was Peter Bird who took 147 days
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The fastest female team to row this route was Ocean Sheroes who completed the row in 35 days, 17 hours and 32 minutes
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The average crossing time for all crew sizes is 62 days.
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