Peter Bird (19 February 1947[1] – 1996) was a British ocean rower who, in 1983, became the first person to row non-stop and solo across the Pacific from east to west when he completed his journey from America to Australia.
The two only managed to cross the Atlantic however and having run out of money were forced to return home.
[2] 294 days later and within a quarter of a mile of the Great Barrier Reef Bird was rescued by the Australian Navy.
[3] However, because of how close he was to land when he received the tow (26 nautical miles) he is widely accepted as the first person to complete the solo, non-stop row across the Pacific from east to west by both the adjudicators for the sport, The Ocean Rowing Society[4] and Guinness World Records.
[6] Bird, together with Kenneth Crutchlow was a cofounder of the Ocean Rowing Society.