Fastest solo North Atlantic row from Newfoundland to the Isles of Scilly

What to remember

Leaving Newfoundland on 27 June 2018, Bryce Carlson reached the Isles of Scilly on 4 August, rowing alone. His North Atlantic crossing took 38 days, 6 hours and 49 minutes, the fastest solo time on that route, in the boat Rannoch R10.

The journey covered 2,302 nautical miles, or 4,263 km (2,649 mi). Over the whole passage Carlson averaged 2.5 knots, about 4.6 km/h (2.9 mph), from late June to early August.

Ocean rowing boats can carry as many as fourteen rowers, but the most common designs are singles, doubles and fours. Carlson's crossing belongs to the lone-rower category. It is part of the sport's modern era, which follows the first fourteen historic rows, up to and including 1981.