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Scottish brothers complete record 139-day row across Pacific, calling
for pizza and beer on land
By Laura Sharman, CNN
Updated:
10:04 AM EDT, Sun August 31, 2025
Source: CNN
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 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.
“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.
“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 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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