{"id":99472,"date":"2024-10-18T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=99472"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:04:55","slug":"ocean-rowing-roundup-for-october-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/ocean-rowing-roundup-for-october-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Rowing Roundup for October\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since our <\/span>last roundup<\/a>, one soloist has taken to the water. He is the only person rowing the world\u2019s oceans at the moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is one of the quietest times of year on the Seven Seas. It is hurricane season over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans — not the best time to go rowing. In the Pacific, hurricane season runs from May to November; in the Atlantic, it goes from June to November. Once these end, more rowers will begin their challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aurimas Mockus: <\/b>Meanwhile, Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus is attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from east to west. He started in San Diego on October 15 and hopes to land in Australia in six to eight months. His boat was built in Ukraine, modified in Lithuania, and then shipped to California for the launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After the first few days, he has started to pull away from the coastline of San Diego into calmer waters. The beginning of any ocean rowing journey is tricky. Near the coastline, you have to cope with sea traffic. Most also have to contend with seasickness as their bodies get used to the new routine of non-stop rowing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n