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John Fairfax (21 May 1937 – 8 February 2012) was a British ocean rower and adventurer who, in 1969, rowed across the Atlantic and became the first person to row solo across an ocean. He subsequently went on to become the first to row the Pacific Ocean (with Sylvia Cook ) in 1971 and 1972.
John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook in 1968. Sylvia Cook is a British ocean rower and adventurer who, on 22 April 1972, became the first person to row the Pacific Ocean, in tandem with John Fairfax. [1] With this accomplishment she became the first woman to row any ocean. [2] The journey took 363 days at sea from San Francisco to Australia.
Ocean rowing is the sport of rowing across oceans. ... John Fairfax set off from San Francisco in California on 26 April 1971 with Sylvia Cook. After three stops ...
Walk Like a Duck Entertainment has acquired the life rights to the story of John Fairfax, an adventurer who crossed both the Atlantic and the Pacific in a rowboat. The company plans to make a film ...
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