18-562: The Ocean Explorers Grand Slam is an adventurer goal to complete open-water crossings on all five oceans using human-powered vessel. In 2019, Icelandic explorer Fiann Paul led the first human-powered transit (by rowing ) across the Drake Passage (The Impossible Row) and, in doing so, he completed the row on his fifth ocean, and became the first person to achieve the Ocean Explorers Grand Slam. The Ocean Explorers Grand Slam
36-538: A result, no speed record was adjudicated due to lack of competition. Paul achieved the highest success rate in the history of ocean rowing, measuring the number of attempted-speed-records to successful expeditions. He was on stroke position for each row, the role that sets the boat's pace. His total effort performed in ocean rowing was compared to consecutively running approximately 300 marathons. In an interview with The Washington Times , he mentioned that his resting heart rate during off-shift times throughout
54-573: Is a Polish-Icelandic explorer known for his exploits in ocean rowing . Paul is the fastest ocean rower (2016) and the most record-breaking ocean rower (2017). In 2019, he led the first human-powered transit (by rowing) across the Drake Passage , and the first human-powered expedition on the Southern Ocean . As of 2020, he is the first and only person to achieve the Ocean Explorers Grand Slam , performing open-water crossings on each of
72-473: Is the psychology of ultra endurance performance and the psychological dynamics within the psyche of explorers and endurance athletes. Fiann Paul has crossed all five oceans in an unsupported human-powered row boat with world-record-breaking speed, setting the overall speed records for the Atlantic , Indian , Pacific and Arctic Oceans. He achieved the only human-powered crossing of the Southern Ocean and, as
90-597: The Drake Passage , the first to row to the Antarctic, and the first to row in the Southern Ocean. The row was the subject of a 2020 Discovery Channel documentary, The Impossible Row . In 2019, Fiann Paul was appointed a coordinator for Ocean Rowing Society International , the governing body for international ocean rowing. In 2020, he was awarded an Honorary Master Mariner from the Association of Master Mariners at
108-582: The Gdynia Maritime University in Gdynia , Poland. Master Mariner is the highest seafarer qualification, and in Poland, one needs to study for approximately 8 years to achieve this qualification. In 2021, Paul pro-bono developed a geodatabase that documents the history of human-power ocean exploration. Sara G The Sara G is an ocean rowing boat which holds multiple world records. She
126-589: The Polar Open Waters" applies only to pure rowing expeditions across major water basins above the Polar Circle in the Arctic or within the actual boundaries of the Southern Ocean, from land to land, excluding any use of sail, paddling on kayaks or canoes, as well as rows around islands, within archipelagos and coastal rows, i.e. within vicinity of land and possibility to get ashore. The definition "Ocean Crossing on
144-608: The 30 December 2007 the Sara G crossed the Tasman Sea by oar, setting a new record of 32 days. In 2010 she crossed the mid-Atlantic Ocean, traveling from Morocco to Barbados in 57 days. On the same route in 2011, the Sara G broke the world record for the fastest rowing crossing of any ocean. The record for the row is 33 days 21 hours and 46 minutes with an average speed of 3.9 knots . Sara G capsized during an Atlantic Ocean world record attempt in 2012. The capsize could not be righted and
162-610: The Polar Open Waters" applies to pure human-powered expeditions across major water basins above the Polar Circle in the Arctic or within the actual boundaries of the Southern Ocean, from land to land, excluding any use of sail as well as the expeditions around islands, within archipelagos and coastal routes, i.e. within vicinity of land and possibility to get ashore. Fiann Paul Fiann Paul (born Paweł Pietrzak ; 15 August 1980)
180-458: The crew of six were forced to abandon the vessel for a life raft. They were rescued after 14 hours adrift by a Taiwanese cargo ship. The crew had completed 2,500 miles of the 3,000 mile route from Morocco to Barbados when the incident occurred on the 28th day of the expedition. The inverted Sara G eventually washed ashore a year later on the Florida Keys, too badly damaged to be repaired. The boat
198-427: The fastest rowing across 2 oceans (Atlantic and Indian). In addition to another collision, this time with a blue whale , the critical steering cable broke, which forced the crew to manually steer the boat. After sustaining injuries passing through a hurricane, the crew narrowed down to only 3 rowers. In 2016, Paul became the only rower ever to achieve all three overall speed records (Atlantic, Indian, Mid-Pacific) and
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#1732855678461216-558: The five oceans using human-powered vessels. Fiann Paul was born Paweł Pietrzak on 15 August 1980 in Warsaw , Poland. In the mid-2000s, he moved from his native Poland to Iceland and became an Icelandic citizen, changing his name to Fiann Paul. He currently lives in Reykjavík . In 2021, Paul completed training to become a Jungian Analyst at the C.G. Jung institute in Zürich . His main focus
234-615: The only rower to hold all three records simultaneously. The achievement was recognized by Guinness World Records. In 2017, Paul rowed the Arctic Ocean, becoming the first person to row 4 oceans and earning the Arctic Ocean overall speed record. Polar Row I broke the existing Arctic Ocean record by a factor of 3.5, despite being buffeted by headwinds 60% of the time according to Paul. Guinness World Records certified Paul to be "First to row 4 Oceans" and "First to hold current speed records on all 4 oceans". The Antarctic or "Impossible" Row
252-412: The project without prior rowing, ocean rowing, or seafaring experience to serve as first mate and aid the project financially. The row took 12 days, 1 hour and 45 minutes, with the team experiencing sub-zero temperatures, snow, hail, and giant ice bergs unique to Antarctica. The row was completed on December 25, 2019, with the team accomplishing three historical feats: being the first to row across
270-578: The record-breaking crossings was 95 BPM , almost twice the normal resting heart rate. In 2011, Paul acted as a stroke of Sara G which earned the title of "the Fastest Boat in ocean rowing history", established an overall speed record for the Atlantic Ocean, and won the Blue Riband Trophy of Ocean Rowing. In 2014, Paul became the first person to simultaneously hold overall speed records for
288-581: Was built in Australia in 2007 and is 11.1 m (36 ft) long and 1.8 m (5.9 ft) wide. There are 3 rowing positions on deck with two cabins: one at the bow and a larger cabin at the stern. The hull is made of Duflex, a composite material with a balsa wood core sandwiched between fiberglass sheeting. She has one sister boat called the 'Vopak Victory'. She was most recently owned by Matt Craughwell and had been docked in Christchurch, England . On
306-612: Was conceived in April 2017. Upon completion of Polar Row II in August 2017, in an interview with The New York Times , Paul vowed he would row an even more difficult route. In September 2017, Paul recruited the first team members, Andrew Towne and Jamie Douglas-Hamilton. The row was initially scheduled for December 2018 but was postponed due to lack of availability of an assisting vessel. In January 2019 he recruited Cameron Bellamy and John Petersen, and Colin O'Brady in April 2019. O'Brady joined
324-402: Was defined by Guinness World Records adjudicators as completing open-water crossings on all five oceans using human-powered vessels . Fiann achieved the title with his completed crossings on the following oceans: Atlantic (date of completion: 2011), Indian (2014), Pacific (2016), Arctic (2017), and Southern (2019). Completion of this quest took him 9 years. The definition "Rows on
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