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Dave “Dinger” Bell Completes Unsupported Pacific Row to Kenya

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC · How we work

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Dave “Dinger” Bell completed an unsupported row across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, landing in Kenya.
He left Peru’s coast on 9 November 2025 with 350 days of food on a carbon-fibre boat.
He rowed over 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km) in 327 days without touching land.
He paused eight weeks in the South Pacific to avoid cyclone season.
The expedition raised over £110,000 for Rock2Recovery, exceeding earlier reports of £70,000.

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Dave “Dinger” Bell completed an unsupported row across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, landing in Kenya.
He left Peru’s coast on 9 November 2025 with 350 days of food on a carbon-fibre boat.
He rowed over 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km) in 327 days without touching land.
He paused eight weeks in the South Pacific to avoid cyclone season.
The expedition raised over £110,000 for Rock2Recovery, exceeding earlier reports of £70,000.