<P> The Polish sexagenarian Aleksander Doba was the first recorded individual to complete a non-stop transatlantic crossing by kayak . He departed Dakar, Senegal on October 26, 2010 and arrived in Brazil 99 days later . </P> <P> The first East--West Atlantic Rowing Race took place in 1997 from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean . It now runs once every two years or so . </P> <P> The first West--East' North' Atlantic Rowing Race took place in 2006 from New York City to Falmouth UK . </P>

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