Scottish brothers complete incredible ocean row, battling tropical storms and man overboard
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Scottish brothers complete record 139-day row across Pacific, calling for pizza and beer on land
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean rowed 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia. Became first team on record to successfully row across from South America. Survived on freshly caught fish and freeze-dried meals. Set off from Peru’s capital Lima in mid-April, with the initial goal of reaching Sydney by August 2. But they rerouted to Cairns due to bad weather. Their boat, named Rose Emily in honor of their sister who was lost during pregnancy, is believed to be the fastest and lightest ocean rowing boat ever built. They are raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar and in 2020, plan to row across the 3,000-mile Atlantic Ocean, achieving three world records in the process. They completed the journey in just 35 days, becoming the first trio of brothers to row the ocean together and the youngest and fastest trio to cross from the Canary Islands to Antigua and Barbados. Their mission for clean water was not over and concluded that the best way to promote the cause was to go one step further and “take on the biggest body of water on the planet”
Three Scottish brothers have made history by completing the fastest unsupported non-stop row across the Pacific Ocean – the world’s largest ocean – with 139 days at sea.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean rowed 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia, also becoming the first team on record to successfully row across from South America.
Surviving on freshly caught fish and freeze-dried meals, they overcame seasickness, dwindling food supplies and tropical storms, including one incident in which Lachlan was swept overboard by a towering wave in the night.
On Saturday, the Edinburgh trio triumphantly stepped back onto land after four-and-a-half months of continuous rowing aboard their self-built, F1-inspired carbon fiber boat.
In doing so, they surpassed the previous time record crossing set by Russian Fedor Konyukhov, who rowed solo from Chile to Australia in 2014.
Arriving just before midday, the brothers celebrated by playing the bagpipes and waving Scottish, Australian and UK flags as they were greeted by friends and family including their mother Sheila.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean are embraced by family after completing their record breaking row from Peru to Cairns. – Nuno Avendano/AAP Image/AP
“We’ve still got our sea legs, so yeah, wobbling all over the place to be honest, but very happy to be ashore,” Ewan told Australia’s public broadcaster ABC, describing the experience as “pretty overwhelming.”
Hours before, Ewan had uploaded a video on Instagram sending a message to the marina.
“Do you have pizza and beer? I repeat, do you have pizza and beer? Over.”
Not all smooth sailing
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan set off from Peru’s capital Lima in mid-April, with the initial goal of reaching Sydney by August 2.
But they rerouted to Cairns due to bad weather.
“The last couple of weeks have been really hard,” Jamie told ABC. “Our expectations being crushed when we thought we were going to arrive and then getting hit by storm after storm, just getting knocked back, getting thrown north.”
It followed Lachlan’s terrifying man-overboard incident during a night shift when Ewan managed to rescue him.
“A side-on wave came in out of nowhere. I had like a couple of seconds to react and it just hit me,” Lachlan told ABC. “Took me right off my feet. I kind of hit the life lines on the starboard side, basically did like a backwards somersault into the water.”
Brotherly bond
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan believe their familial bond was pivotal in their mission.
Despite the extreme challenges, they were able to stay positive, often finding moments of joy in the harshest of times.
The Maclean brothers embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar. – Nuno Avendano/AAP Image/AP
“We are able to speak very directly to one another,” Jamie said previously. “Good communication has been key to this journey.”
Their boat, named Rose Emily in honor of their sister who was lost during pregnancy, is believed to be the fastest and lightest ocean rowing boat ever built, created with ocean rowing legend Mark Slats.
Motivation
The Macleans embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar.
In 2020, they looked for a way to support charities fighting for clean drinking water around the world and thought of the potential impact of undertaking a big physical challenge.
They made the bold decision to row across the Atlantic Ocean, achieving three world records in the process. They completed the 3,000-mile journey in just 35 days, becoming the first trio of brothers to row any ocean together and the youngest and fastest trio to cross from the Canary Islands to Antigua.
Once back on dry land, they realized their mission for clean water was not over and concluded that the best way to promote the cause was to go one step further and “take on the biggest body of water on the planet,” they told to CNN Sports on their 101st day at sea.
Their family-run, non-profit organization, The Maclean Foundation, works to secure clean water for communities through pairing up with partner organizations in Madagascar to build boreholes.
The Pacific challenge aims to raise awareness and funding to build boreholes for the whole of the Ambohimanarina municipality in Madagascar, where currently only 14% of the population has access to safe, clean drinking water. The aim for the brothers is to provide clean water for over 40,000 people.
“We want to have a positive impact on other people, that is ultimately what this journey is about,” Ewan previously told CNN. “Seeing the donations come in and the messages of support have really helped us through some pretty bleak times.”
The Maclean’s mission continues, so far having raised £850,859 ($1.15 million) of their £1 million ($1.35 million) target for their latest ocean crossing.
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Scottish Maclean brothers row Pacific Ocean in record 139 days
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean rowed 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia. Became first team on record to successfully row across from South America. Survived on freshly caught fish and freeze-dried meals. Set off from Peru’s capital Lima in mid-April, with the initial goal of reaching Sydney by August 2. But they rerouted to Cairns due to bad weather. Their boat, named Rose Emily in honor of their sister who was lost during pregnancy, is believed to be the fastest and lightest ocean rowing boat ever built. The Maclean brothers embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar. They completed the 3,000-mile journey in just 35 days, becoming the first trio of brothers to row any ocean together and the youngest trio to cross from the Canary Islands to Antigua. They are now raising money to build boreholes in Madagascar and raise awareness of clean water.
Three Scottish brothers have made history by completing the fastest unsupported non-stop row across the Pacific Ocean – the world’s largest ocean – with 139 days at sea.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean rowed 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia, also becoming the first team on record to successfully row across from South America.
Surviving on freshly caught fish and freeze-dried meals, they overcame seasickness, dwindling food supplies and tropical storms, including one incident in which Lachlan was swept overboard by a towering wave in the night.
On Saturday, the Edinburgh trio triumphantly stepped back onto land after four-and-a-half months of continuous rowing aboard their self-built, F1-inspired carbon fiber boat.
In doing so, they surpassed the previous time record crossing set by Russian Fedor Konyukhov, who rowed solo from Chile to Australia in 2014.
Arriving just before midday, the brothers celebrated by playing the bagpipes and waving Scottish, Australian and UK flags as they were greeted by friends and family including their mother Sheila.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean are embraced by family after completing their record breaking row from Peru to Cairns. Nuno Avendano/AAP Image/AP
“We’ve still got our sea legs, so yeah, wobbling all over the place to be honest, but very happy to be ashore,” Ewan told Australia’s public broadcaster ABC, describing the experience as “pretty overwhelming.”
Hours before, Ewan had uploaded a video on Instagram sending a message to the marina.
“Do you have pizza and beer? I repeat, do you have pizza and beer? Over.”
Not all smooth sailing
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan set off from Peru’s capital Lima in mid-April, with the initial goal of reaching Sydney by August 2.
But they rerouted to Cairns due to bad weather.
“The last couple of weeks have been really hard,” Jamie told ABC. “Our expectations being crushed when we thought we were going to arrive and then getting hit by storm after storm, just getting knocked back, getting thrown north.”
It followed Lachlan’s terrifying man-overboard incident during a night shift when Ewan managed to rescue him.
“A side-on wave came in out of nowhere. I had like a couple of seconds to react and it just hit me,” Lachlan told ABC. “Took me right off my feet. I kind of hit the life lines on the starboard side, basically did like a backwards somersault into the water.”
Brotherly bond
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan believe their familial bond was pivotal in their mission.
Despite the extreme challenges, they were able to stay positive, often finding moments of joy in the harshest of times.
The Maclean brothers embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar. Nuno Avendano/AAP Image/AP
“We are able to speak very directly to one another,” Jamie said previously. “Good communication has been key to this journey.”
Their boat, named Rose Emily in honor of their sister who was lost during pregnancy, is believed to be the fastest and lightest ocean rowing boat ever built, created with ocean rowing legend Mark Slats.
Motivation
The Macleans embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar.
In 2020, they looked for a way to support charities fighting for clean drinking water around the world and thought of the potential impact of undertaking a big physical challenge.
They made the bold decision to row across the Atlantic Ocean, achieving three world records in the process. They completed the 3,000-mile journey in just 35 days, becoming the first trio of brothers to row any ocean together and the youngest and fastest trio to cross from the Canary Islands to Antigua.
Once back on dry land, they realized their mission for clean water was not over and concluded that the best way to promote the cause was to go one step further and “take on the biggest body of water on the planet,” they told to CNN Sports on their 101st day at sea.
Their family-run, non-profit organization, The Maclean Foundation, works to secure clean water for communities through pairing up with partner organizations in Madagascar to build boreholes.
The Pacific challenge aims to raise awareness and funding to build boreholes for the whole of the Ambohimanarina municipality in Madagascar, where currently only 14% of the population has access to safe, clean drinking water. The aim for the brothers is to provide clean water for over 40,000 people.
“We want to have a positive impact on other people, that is ultimately what this journey is about,” Ewan previously told CNN. “Seeing the donations come in and the messages of support have really helped us through some pretty bleak times.”
The Maclean’s mission continues, so far having raised £850,859 ($1.15 million) of their £1 million ($1.35 million) target for their latest ocean crossing.
Scots brothers set new record rowing across the Pacific Ocean — with Hollywood star set to tell their story
The Maclean brothers took just 139 days to row from Peru to Australia. Scots brothers set new record rowing across the Pacific Ocean. Hollywood star Ewan McGregor set to tell their story. The lads paddled more than 9,000 miles to be become the fastest to ever make the crossing. The brothers travelled from their croft near Assynt, Sutherland, before embarking on the gruelling journey from Peruvian capital Lima on April 12. They spent 18 hours a day outside their tiny cabins, which “heated up like saunas” due to soaring temperatures and were constantly exposed to salt water causing sores on their hands, feet and bottoms. Jamie, 31, and the boys were welcomed back onto dry land by more than 50 friends and family when they reached Cairns shotly before 2am yesterday — including four pals playing the bagpipes. They took on the mission to raise £1million for clean water projects earning backing from Hollywood stars including Mark Wahlberg.
OAR-SOME! Scots brothers set new record rowing across the Pacific Ocean — with Hollywood star set to tell their story
THREE brothers set a new world record after rowing unsupported across the Pacific Ocean in just 139 days.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean paddled more than 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia battling tropical storms, searing heat and massive waves which knocked one sibling overboard in the middle of the night.
6 Scottish brothers (L-R) Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean celebrate as they arrive into Cairns in northern Queensland after rowing the Pacific in 139 days Credit: BRIAN CASSEY/AFP
6 The boys experienced highs and lows on the ocean Credit: Maclean Bros
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6 They battled searing heat and storms in their bid to row unsupported from Peru to Australia Credit: Maclean bros
6 Lachlan and Jamie hug loved ones after making it back to dry land Credit: BRIAN CASSEY/AFP
They took on the mission to raise £1million for clean water projects earning backing from Hollywood stars including Ewan McGregor and Mark Wahlberg.
And the lads — who previously became the youngest trio to row the Atlantic — say their next challenge could take place closer to home.
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Jamie, 31, and the boys were welcomed back onto dry land by more than 50 friends and family when they reached Cairns shotly before 2am yesterday — including four pals playing the bagpipes.
He told The Scottish Sun on Sunday: “Rowing across the Pacific was the most incredible, relentless and often surreal experience of my life.
“Things got tough towards the end and we seriously thought we might run out of food.
“The first thing I reached for when we landed was a pizza, a cold beer and pistachio ice cream.”
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The brothers travelled from their croft near Assynt, Sutherland, before embarking on the gruelling journey from Peruvian capital Lima on April 12.
They spent 18 hours a day outside their tiny cabins, which “heated up like saunas” due to soaring temperatures and were constantly exposed to salt water causing sores on their hands, feet and bottoms.
Crippling seasickness struck Jamie and Ewan, 33, and lasted a fortnight threatening to derail the whole trip as they could not eat the 6,000 calories needed each day to power them to victory.
Jamie added: “It’s a mental and physical test because you can’t keep anything down and that fuel is so crucial on the oars.
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“We had made 1,000 freeze dried curries and stews to give us the energy we needed.
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“The worst part was not knowing when it was going to stop.”
The Edinburgh-born brothers enjoyed smoother conditions until around the halfway point where they rowed into a 36-hour storm.
Winds reached 40mph and sending 20ft waves crashing down which sent Lachlan, 27, overboard in the middle of the night.
Jamie said: “I woke in a panic thinking we were capsizing.
“I looked through my little window and saw Ewan running to the side.
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“I thought we lost some kit but it was Lachlan.
“One minute he was there, the next he was staring at the back of the boat.”
6 The lads paddled more than 9,000 miles to be become the fastest to ever make the crossing Credit: Brian CASSEY / AFP
6 Jamie, Lachlan and Ewan aboard the Emily Rose which carried them across the Pacific Ocean
Ewan managed to pull his youngest sibling to safety but more bad weather sent vital kit into the abyss.
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Jamie added: “Only days after setting off we lost our loo bucket in the dark.
“It went over the side and disappeared.
“We tried to go back for it but no luck.
“Thankfully, we had a spare but for 19 weeks we had just one bucket between us.
“If we had lost it too, I don’t know what we would have done.”
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A cyclone scuppered plans to land in Brisbane and saw them shelter overnight behind the remote Loyalty Islands near New Caledonia until it passed.
Jamie added: “We were on course to finish in 18 days but the storm set that back to 36 days.
“Morale was at rock bottom as we prepared to head back out.
“Then a snorkeler’s head popped up out of the water and he swam right up to us.
“We were trying to work out where each other had come from but he only spoke French and we couldn’t understand each other.
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“It was the first other person we had seen in three months and was the moment of relief we needed.”
The lads spent long shifts rowing on their boat the Emily Rose — named in honour of a baby girl their mum lost during pregnancy — and slept only five or six hours a night in blocks of up to three hours.
They got to Cairns on Australia’s north-east coast in 139 days, five hours and 52 minutes.
They shaved more than 20 days off the previous record held by Russian Fedor Konyukhov — despite travelling over 1,600 miles more.
Jamie explained: “Sea legs are a real thing.
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“When you first get back on dry land it’s like you’ve had 10 pints.
“You spend 4.5 months on a boat and moving with it just becomes muscle memory.
“You’re just all over the place when you get back ashore.
“It lasts for days and you only feel right when you get back on the vessel.”
FAMOUS FRIENDS HOLLYWOOD pals hailed the trio as they made history — with one A-lister keen to turn their story into a blockbuster film. Mark Wahlberg, 54, regularly checked in with the Maclean brothers during their record-breaking voyage and wants to bring it to the big screen. The actor — who starred in The Perfect Storm, about a fishing boat stranded at sea during a cyclone — joined the lads for a final video call as they paddled to within a mile of shore and praised their toughness. He told them: “I’ve done some pretty challenging things physically for roles but you three are the real deal. “Hopefully we can tell this story on the big screen about what it was like out there together as brothers. “All the struggles, the hardships. “I’m so proud of you.” Other celebrities who followed Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan included Outlander leading man Sam Heughan, 45, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bass player Flea, 62. Ewan McGregor, who filmed his own distance challenges for a series of acclaimed documentaries, also rang to offer encouragement during the crossing. The Obi Wan Kenobi star, 54, who released Long Way Home detailing his 10,000-mile vintage motorbike ride on Apple TV in May, was treated to a bagpipe performance by Jamie.
The brothers became the youngest and fastest trio to cross the Atlantic in 2020.
They took just 35 days, despite having little experience of ocean rowing.
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And they say their next challenge could take place in their homeland.
Jamie said: “The boat did it’s job so well.
“We’re taking it down to Sydney, where we originally wanted to land but the weather was against us.
“We’ll take her on a lap around the opera house.
“Then she’ll eventually come back home with us to Scotland.
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“We’re hoping she’ll be there for more adventures a wee bit closer to home.
“We tried to row across The Minch between mainland Scotland and the Hebrides during training but were forced to turn back because of bad weather.
“It feels like we have some unfinished business there.”
The Maclean brothers have raised around £840,000 for clean water projects in Madagascar since they set off.
Help them reach their target by donating here.
Scottish brothers set rowing record across the Pacific Ocean
Ewan, Jamie and Lachland Maclean of Edinburgh, Scotland, completed a 9,000-mile row from Peru to Australia. They bested the prior record of 162 days by solo Russian rower Fyodor Konyukhov in 2014. The brothers raised the equivalent of about $920,000 in U.S. funds to provide clean water for people in Madagascar. They battled seasickness and a defective water converter, caught fish and ate freeze-dried meals to stay fed, but they ran out of the meals on Friday.
The MacLean brothers, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, of Scotland on Saturday celebrate setting a new record for rowing non-stop and unsupported over 139 days from Lima, Peru, to Cairns, Australia, to raise funds for clean water projects. Photo by Nuno Avendano/EPA
They bested the prior record of 162 days by solo Russian rower Fyodor Konyukhov in 2014 by posting a time of 130 days, five hours and 52 minutes during their non-stop and unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean, the BBC reported.
“It’s still slightly surreal,” Ewan, 32, told the BBC. “It’s going to take a wee while for our feet to touch the ground, but what an amazing reception we’ve had in Cairns.”
They intended to arrive in Sydney, but several tropical storms forced them to end their journey in Cairns, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
One storm swept Lachland overboard, but his brothers pulled him back to their boat, as they rowed from Lima, Peru, to Cairns, Australia, where they landed on Saturday.
They battled seasickness and a defective water converter, caught fish and ate freeze-dried meals to stay fed, but they ran out of the meals on Friday.
About 100, including friends and family, watched and cheered as Ewan, Jamie, 31, and Lachlan, 26, arrived at Cairns Marlin Marina and were greeted to the sound of bagpipes playing, the Cairns Post reported.
They set foot on land for the first time since departing Peru on April 12 and rowing across the ocean.
The brothers raised the equivalent of about $920,000 in U.S.funds in contributions to provide clean water for people in Madagascar, with more possibly being donated.
“It’s foundational for everything, Lachland said. “You need clean water to live a flourishing life, to bring communities out of poverty.”
He estimated 40,000 people in Madagascar will get clean water for the rest of their lives if they reach their goal of about $1.3 million in equivalent U.S. funds.
The brothers previously rowed unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean, which took 35 days to complete in 2020.
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