LONDON CALLINGROW · EST. 2023BRYAN FULLER · U.S. ARMY VETERAN · OCEAN ROWER
In 2012, Bryan Fuller rowed from Gran Canaria to Barbados. In 2024, mechanical and electrical failures ended his Boston-to-London attempt. Now he and the London Calling Row crew are preparing to return in 2027, aiming to complete the first row from Boston to London.
Bryan found rowing through a veterans’ outreach programme. The sport became part of his life, and his first Atlantic crossing left him with a feeling he has wanted to experience again.
“When you finish something like that, you feel something you’ll chase for the rest of your life.”
— Bryan Fuller, reflecting on his 2012 crossing
Meet Bryan →2012 · WESTBOUND
Eight rowers aboard Titan. Gran Canaria to Barbados. Bryan remembers enormous swells, flying fish, a whale looking him in the eye, and the fresh mango he wanted when he reached land.
His recorded time in his own account: 34 days, 16 hours, and 39 minutes.
Read the first crossing →2024 · THE INTERRUPTED ATTEMPT
Mechanical and electrical problems brought the expedition to a halt. The crew was airlifted to safety. Nimbus was later recovered and is now stored at Hyannis Marina.
The original journal preserves what the crew knew and felt at the time. The next chapter is about preparing the boat and learning from that experience.
Read the 2024 journal →2027 · EASTBOUND, PLANNED
Approximately 3,250 miles in a 28-foot rowing boat. Two people rowing while two rest, around the clock. An estimated 40–50 days, with a departure targeted for late May or early June 2027.
The route is planned via the Isles of Scilly, England’s southern coast, and the Thames. Weather and currents will shape the crossing.
Explore the 2027 expedition →Bryan’s 2012 westbound crossing and planned 2027 eastbound row would take him across the Atlantic in opposite directions, years apart. That is the idea behind “circling the Atlantic”—two separate voyages, rather than a continuous circumnavigation.
The 2024 expedition was reported as an attempt at the first row on this route. The team’s goal for 2027 is to complete it. The route’s current record status and any combined-crossing record category still need confirmation; no completed record is claimed here.
Background: Boston 25’s May 2024 interview · Boston University’s February 2024 profile. These cover the earlier attempt; current plans are described above.