Scottish brothers finish mammoth row across Pacific Ocean after 139 days

Post by dsp_person » Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 4:13 AM UTC

rietta wrote: post #9

I am confused. How can they be the first when there is an existing record? So fastest time but not first? An absolutely awe inspiring accomplishment!

Post by highwaylights » Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 4:32 AM UTC

Post by alex1138 » Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 4:34 AM UTC

highwaylights wrote: post #14

For a second I read "row" as in argument rather than boat/oars and my brain went straight to this: https://spookyscotland.net/benandonner/ Absolutely incredible achievement.

Post by alexey-salmin » Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 5:42 AM UTC

fernly wrote: post #5

> three Scottish brothers have set a new world record by completing the first and fastest unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean... > The previous record of 159 days had been set in 2014 by Russian rower Fedor Konyukhov. Um, if they are the first to do it, how can there be a previous record? I guess the Konukhov trip was "supported"? Or not "full"?

Post by squigz » Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 6:03 AM UTC

jonah wrote: post #11

3eb7988a1663 wrote: post #7

So many practical questions about how this worked. Sleeping, food/water (cooking the fish, seasonings?, did they have stretches where they failed to catch anything), boredom - did they have a radio/podcast library, how much rowing per day, how are the bowels after five months of hardtack and fish, how does your skin handle constant saltwater exposure without showering, etc Also - I want to see a before photo. They al…

At the bottom of the article there are links to two related articles from before they started out and when they were halfway through. They answer many of your questions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-22/scottish-maclean-brot... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/scottish-maclean-brot...