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Scottish Brothers Set Pacific Rowing Record With 139-Day Lima-to-Cairns Crossing

Their unsupported Lima-to-Cairns feat anchors a high-profile drive nearing £1 million to fund clean water in Madagascar.

Overview

  • Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean landed in Cairns on 30 August after 139 days, 5 hours and 52 minutes at sea, covering roughly 9,000 miles (about 14,000 km).
  • The Edinburgh-born trio are the first recorded team to row the full Pacific from South America to Australia, beating the widely cited 2014 solo mark of about 159–160 days by Fedor Konyukhov.
  • They completed the voyage non-stop and without resupplies or a safety boat in their custom carbon-fibre vessel Rose Emily, rowing in rotating two-hour shifts.
  • The team endured violent storms, severe seasickness, equipment failures and dwindling food, including a night-time incident in which one brother was swept overboard and recovered.
  • More than 50 family members and supporters greeted them with bagpipes and pizza, fundraising totals stand at roughly £790,000 (about $1.6m) toward a £1m target, and a post-voyage museum event in Sydney is scheduled next week.