WORLD’S TOUGHEST ROW - THE PACIFIC

Each June, crews from around the globe set off on a 2,800-mile crossing of the mid-Pacific Ocean — from Monterey, California to Hanalei Bay on Kaua’i, Hawaii — testing endurance, skill and determination at every turn.

Rowing unsupported and around the clock — two hours rowing, one or two hours off — we’ll battle sleep deprivation, isolation, and extreme physical and mental fatigue as we push across the ocean, day and night.

© Bronac McNeill

THE CHALLENGE AT A GLANCE

The World’s Toughest Row – Pacific is a rare and formidable ocean crossing — a route that offers new adventures and truly once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

  • 2,800 miles across the mid-Pacific
    From Monterey, California to Hanalei Bay, Kaua’i

  • Average crossing time: 62 days

  • Across the ‘Ring of Fire’
    The Pacific is the world’s deepest ocean and home to 75% of the planet’s volcanoes

  • A journey steeped in history
    The first person to row the Pacific was Patrick Quesnel in 1976

  • One of the rarest ocean crossings
    Before this race existed, just 82 people in 33 boats had ever rowed from mainland USA to Hawaii

THE ROW AHEAD

  • 3 Women

  • Row up to 18 hours a day (2 hrs on, 1 or 2 hrs 'off)' for around 40 days

  • > 7kg weight loss per rower

  • 30+ ft waves

  • Eat more than 4,500 calories per day

  • 1.5 million oar strokes

THE RACE WE’RE TAKING ON

What makes this race extraordinary isn’t just the distance — it’s the wild, ever-changing conditions of the open ocean, the isolation of weeks at sea, and the sheer commitment needed to row thousands of miles against waves, wind and weather.

Watch the video featuring Team Hericane, past participants in the World’s Toughest Row – Pacific, completing the crossing.