Kenneth Crutchlow was the founder of Ocean Rowing Society International, the Head of ORSI and main Ocean Rowing adjudicator for Guinness World Records.
13 Facts About Kenneth Crutchlow
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Kenneth Crutchlow was involved in the next row of John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook across the Pacific, was one of the major sponsors of the rows of Peter Bird across the Pacific.
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From 1983, when he founded the ORSI, Kenneth Crutchlow dedicated himself to documenting attempts to row the oceans, and with the assistance of his wife Tatiana, provided Guinness World Records with the ratification needed for record-breaking rows.
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Kenneth Crutchlow was the first to organize a resupply of an ocean rower on route and then organized and participated in several resupplies of rowers and teams at sea - sailing and flying, or coordinating a meeting with a vessel or even another rowboat.
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Kenneth Crutchlow was an associate producer of the film called "The Longest Row".
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In 1985 Kenneth Crutchlow became Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London.
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In 2003 Kenneth Crutchlow launched new design of ORSI ocean rowboat.
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Kenneth Crutchlow later organized several Black Tie Dinners for Ocean Rowers.
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Kenneth Crutchlow heard of the capture of Knight and donated $8,000 for Knight's release.
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Kenneth Crutchlow said it was his "duty as an Englishman" to help them.
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Kenneth Crutchlow put an ad in Athletics Weekly to find a teammate and Eleanor Robinson, at the time considered the best female ultra runner in the world, was the only person to respond.
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Kenneth Crutchlow imported a fleet of London black taxis to Sonoma County, California, and established a cab firm there.
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Kenneth Crutchlow researched and documented lives of many today notable, but prior to his work little known ocean rowers.