3 Scottish brothers set rowing report for quickest Pacific crossing : NPR

Three Scottish brothers set a world report Saturday for finishing the quickest unsupported row throughout the total Pacific Ocean.

Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean accomplished the journey in 139 days, arriving in Cairns, Australia. They rowed over 9,000 miles continuous from Peru, turning into the primary staff to realize the total crossing from South America to Australia.

The trio from Edinburgh endured storms, seasickness, accidents and violent storms, together with one which swept Lachlan overboard, whereas elevating over £700,000 ($945,690) towards a £1 million ($1,350,450) goal for clear water initiatives.

The three rowed into the Cairns Marlin Marina enjoying the bagpipes and waving the Scottish, Australian and United Kingdom flags. More than 50 relations, supporters and followers, together with their mom Sheila, greeted the brothers.

In the hours earlier than their arrival, the eldest brother, Ewan, uploaded a video calling the marina forward of their strategy.

“Do you have pizza and beer? I repeat, do you have pizza and beer? Over.”

The 33-year-old mentioned the journey was the toughest factor he had ever accomplished, one he would have by no means contemplated with out his siblings.

“We’ve shed tears of joy and laughed till our cheeks hurt,” he mentioned.

Middle brother Jamie, 31, mentioned issues started to look dire in the direction of the tip.

“We seriously thought we might run out of food,” he mentioned.

The Macleans mentioned the expertise gave them a brand new perspective on life. They plan to proceed fundraising as they intention to fund initiatives that present clear water to 40,000 individuals residing in Madagascar by the brothers’ charity, the Maclean Foundation.

The earlier report for the quickest full, unassisted, nonstop Pacific row was 160 days, set by Russian solo rower Fyodor Konyukhov in 2014.