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THE CHALLENGE

In July 2025, the team will push off from land on a historic journey across the Arctic Ocean. In pursuit of a World Record, the 4-person team will test the limits of human endurance as they row 1000 Kilometers through one of the world’s harshest climates.

EXPEDITION OVERVIEW

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PERFORMANCE GOALS

Guiness World Records

WORLD FIRST

First Mixed-Gender Team of 4 to Row the Arctic Ocean.

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The team aims to leave their mark in the history books by being the first mixed-gender team of 4 to row across the Arctic Ocean.

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Jimmy will also set a Guinness world record as the first black person to row a polar ocean.

Ocean Rowing Society International

SPEED RECORD

Fastest 4-Person Team to Row the Arctic Ocean.

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The current speed record for a 4-person team is 15 days, 5 hours, and 32 minutes, set by Ocean Revival in 2023.

 

For crews of all sizes, the average S-N Arctic crossing is 16.5 days.

USA

AMERICAN FIRST

First All-American Team to Row a Polar Ocean.​

 

With the successful completion of The Arctic Challenge, the team will be the first All-American team to row across a polar ocean. 

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Hannah will also set an American record as the first American woman to row a polar ocean.​

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THE ROUTE

START

Tromsø, Norway

DISTANCE

520 NM | 1000km

FINISH

Longyearbyen, Svalbard

TIME AT SEA

10 to 21 Days

DIRECTION

South to North

LAUNCH

July 2025

THE VESSEL

Make: Rannoch

Model: RX45

Length: 9.6m

Beam: 1.7m

Material: Carbon Fiber

Cabins: 2

Rowing Positions: 3

RX45
“The Arctic Challenge is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It is a chance to fully connect with nature and to test the limits of human endurance. I am also excited to deal with the many moments of adversity. I want to use the Arctic Challenge to show others that with good planning and teamwork, and strong determination, anything is possible.”
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- John Huppi
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