 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 and Guinness World Records.His partner Polly gave birth to their son, Louis, in December 1991.Bird continued to participate in ocean rowing and he later decided to row the Pacific again but in the other direction from Russia to the US.