CAIRNS: Three Scottish brothers stepped ashore in Australia on Saturday after claiming a brand new document for rowing continuous and unsupported throughout the Pacific Ocean, “over the moon” to be again on dry land.Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean set off in a carbon fibre dinghy from Lima in Peru in April for the 14,500 kilometres journey, enduring violent storms and illness throughout their 139 days at sea.At one level Ewan was swept overboard earlier than being pulled again into the boat, whereas they battled exhaustion and feared working out of meals. “The quickest human-powered crossing of the complete Pacific Ocean, continuous and unsupported,” they stated on social media after arriving in Cairns. “After 139 days at sea, we’re over the moon to be again on land with our family and friends,” they added.The brothers, from Edinburgh, got a bagpipe welcome in entrance of household and buddies after the treacherous ordeal, which garnered help from celebrities together with Mark Wahlberg and Ewan McGregor. “Issues received robust in direction of the top and we severely thought we’d run out of meals,” stated center brother Jamie. “Regardless of how exhausted we had been, we needed to step up a gear and make it earlier than provides ran out, however now we get to eat correct meals.“Whereas the mid-Pacific – from California to Hawaii – is effectively travelled, comparatively few have tried the complete Pacific from South America to Australia. Lithuanian solo rower Aurimas Mockus needed to abandon his crossing try this 12 months as a consequence of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. “This has been the toughest factor I’ve ever performed, and I could not have even contemplated it with out my brothers,” stated Ewan. “There have been numerous setbacks to beat, some leaving us misplaced, however we have all the time lifted one another up.“Days earlier than touchdown in Cairns, brothers stated they needed to battle currents off the coast. “We’ll be rowing three up as we navigate by means of the Nice Barrier Reef and away from delivery lanes, all whereas combating towards horrendous winds,” they stated.The brothers had been elevating cash for clear water initiatives in Madagascar. They broke three world information crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 2020, with out ever having rowed professionally, making the journey from La Gomera in Canary Islands to Antigua in 35 days.
