Four men row the Tasman Sea
27/01/2012 - 11:01:00 CET
A crew of four New Zealanders rowing across 2,500km across the Tasman Sea from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand thought that they would be home by Christmas 2011. December 25 came and went and their 10.5m rowing boat continued to sit under sea anchor, going nowhere in the middle of the Tasman Sea.
Winner of Atlantic Challenge tells his story
20/01/2012 - 12:09:00 CET
The Atlantic Ocean rowing race, the 2011 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, has a winning crew. In their boat named Box Number 8, work colleagues Toby Iles and Nick Moore of Great Britain put in a monumental effort to finish first and just outside the course record for two people.
Tight finish in Atlantic rowing challenge
18/01/2012 - 11:31:00 CET
After 40 days of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, just 26 minutes separated the first and second crews. The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge began on 5 December in the Canary Islands with 17 crews setting off to row the 5,000km to Port St Charles in Barbados. Three crews have now finished.
Rough Christmas and New Year's for ocean rowers
27/12/2011 - 11:10:00 CET
The weather takes little notice when it comes to Christmas and New Year's. This has been especially apparent for the rowers in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2011.
Ricardo Ibarra 1950-2011
16/12/2011 - 12:04:00 CET
Ricardo Daniel Ibarra, one of the greatest athletes in the history of Argentinian rowing, passed away on 15 December 2011 at the age of 61.
PRESS RELEASE: FISA and WWF Strategic Alliance
02/12/2011 - 16:04:00 CET
The Clean Water Strategic Alliance between FISA, the International Rowing Federation and WWF, World Wide Fund for Nature, has been formalised with an official contract signing.
The best of social media for November
01/12/2011 - 17:08:00 CET
World Rowing has embraced social media. The pace is fast, the amount of information is vast and the interest is big. We would like to share with you the best of the month of November on our Facebook pages. Enjoy.
Rowing across the Tasman
28/11/2011 - 17:00:00 CET
The Tasman Sea is the stretch of water that lies between Australia and New Zealand. It is an extension of the Southern Ocean and is regarded by many in the ocean rowing scene as one of the most treacherous crossings in the world.
Rowing a very long way for charity
03/11/2011 - 11:28:00 CET
Robert Portal may be better known for his acting abilities on the stage and screen, but he has set his feet firmly into the world of rowing and is planning to row more strokes than the average elite rower by signing up for the 2011 Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race.
Coastal success in Bari for France and Italy
23/10/2011 - 15:37:00 CET
As the wind picked up and the swell got bigger, the first World Rowing Coastal Champions for 2011 were crowned in Bari, Italy. In tough racing conditions, just how these rowers like them, Italy and France maintained their stronghold over coastal rowing, winning gold medals in all events between them.
