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Utahn Aborts Attempt for Rowing Record!

Last Wednesday, a man from Midvale, Utah began a journey that would have made him the first American to ever row solo across an Ocean.

Richard Jones planned to row his home-made rowboat all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, from Portugal to Florida.

Sunday, Jones temporarily stopped the journey, after problems set him back. Monday, his daughter told KSL-TV that he will not try for the record again this year. Read the latest update here:

  • Rower Finished for Now (9/28/98)

  • Trouble at Sea (9/27/98)

  • Rowing Begins(9/23/98)

  • Click here for KSL report on Jones's adventure (9/20/98).

  • Click here for biographical info, boat details, route, etc. from The Ocean Rowing Society.

  • Click here for meaning of the name of Jones's boat, "The Brother of Jared."

  • Click here for a history of solo ocean rowing, from The Ocean Rowing Society.

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