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Adam Kreek and Markus Pukonen get reacqainted with the James Robert Hanssen in preparation for their Mid-Atlantic row from Dakar to Miami. (Erinn J Hale Photography)

OAR Northwest rowing team out of spare oars in the Atlantic

Less than a month after shoving off from Africa in a rowboat, four Northwest men are out of spare oars and one bad break away from "limping to Miami," the team's spokesman said.

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'The finish was magic'
Published August 21st, 2006 - 1:00AM
Serenaded by boat horns and cheers, four University of Puget Sound graduates took their final strokes toward rowing immortality Sunday morning as they stepped on land for the first time in 71 days.
OAR Northwest team reaches land, makes history
Published August 20th, 2006 - 3:28PM
OAR Northwest touched land for the first time in 71 days at 11:48 a.m. making rowing history in the process.
Fear turns to ecstasy for families of rowers
Published August 19th, 2006 - 1:00AM
OAR Northwest finally got its victory in a trans-Atlantic rowing race Friday morning and pulled closer to history, but not before giving team members’ friends and family a scare.
OAR Northwest wins race across Atlantic
Published August 18th, 2006 - 10:14AM
At 7:44 a.m. today - 69 days after shoving off from New York, OAR Northwest won the 2,863-mile Ocean Fours Rowing Race across the North Atlantic.
Rowing team nears big finish
Published August 17th, 2006 - 1:00AM
In the first Atlantic Ocean Fours Race, four University of Puget Sound graduates are trying to become the first Americans to row across the North Atlantic.
SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC: UPS graduates within 100 miles of finish in trans-Atlantic race
Published August 16th, 2006 - 1:00AM
Winds have finally turned in the favor of OAR Northwest as the crew within 100 miles of the finish of its trans-Atlantic row.
UPS grad rowers enter the home stretch
Published August 15th, 2006 - 1:00AM
Somewhere in the North Atlantic — OAR Northwest picked up a little speed Monday as it continued its push toward becoming the first Americans to row across the North Atlantic.
Rowing team drops sea anchor to avoid being blown off course
Published August 14th, 2006 - 1:00AM
The crew of the James Robert Hanssen dropped its sea anchor three times in 24 hours over the weekend to avoid being blown too far off course in their attempt to become the first Americans to row across the North Atlantic.
Winds, then win on horizon for rowers
Published August 8th, 2006 - 1:00AM
An ocean rowing championship and a place in history are within the grasp of four University of Puget Sound graduates attempting to become the first Americans to row across the North Atlantic Ocean.
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