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Father-Son Pacific Record Row: Crocketts complete Mid Pacific crossing; voyage backs veterans’ mental health

One of the most solitary sports in the world, ocean rowing requires participants to spend weeks by themselves on open water with nothing but oars and willpower. Few people ever do it, and even fewer decide to tell their family about the experience. An American father and his son completely altered the equation in the summer of 2025 when they set out from California to demonstrate that they could cross the Pacific Ocean together.

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