Song by Jerry Bryant, 1985. The true story of George Harbo and Frank Samuelson, two Norwegian immigrant oystermen from New York City who rowed an open 18-foot rowboat across the Atlantic Ocean in 1896. Publisher Richard Fox allegedly offered a $10,000 for crossing the ocean without steam or sail. He funded the two volunteers' boat, which was named Fox. The boat had watertight water tanks, air tanks to keep it afloat if capsized, a stove, and 60 days rations of biscuits, tinned meat and eggs. Harbo and Samuelson rowed 18 hours a day and took turns sleeping 3 hours per night. With one suit of clothes and no gloves. The stove never worked so they ate cold biscuits and raw eggs. A shark followed them and grabbed away an oar. A huge wave capsized them and washed away half of their food and water. By pure luck a Norwegian ship sighted them and reprovisioned them, but they refused to be "rescued" and slept aboard only 3 hours before resuming rowing. They made it to France, barely able to walk, hands swollen and covered with boils and blisters. They never received any prize money, and little fame. Not for 110 years until 2010 did a four-man team row across faster. Harbo and Samuelson's world-record for 2-man rowing across the Atlantic has never been beaten, and few would try.