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THE LONGEST ROW

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36 year-old Englishman Peter Bird sets out on the 1st of October 1980 for an adventure to row alone across the Pacific Ocean. The 6,500 mile journey will take him from San Francisco to Australia, take him way off course, force him to row over 9000 nautical miles and take well over the expected time. His rowboat, Britannia 2 was made for a journey with Sylvia Cooke and John Fairfax journey acros...
Display date:
1983
Location:
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Format:
MovingImage
Collections:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
Producer: Allen Guilford
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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