Record-breaking rower reveals lows of solo Atlantic crossing

[Evil Eye]

Andrew Brown was greeted by a throng of wellwishers as he arrived back to Limpsfield, Surrey from Barbados, where one week ago he broke the record for fastest solo crossing of the Atlantic.



Finishing second and only one hour behind the winning pair in the Atlantic Challenge, the 26-year-old took just 40 days to row the 2,936 miles from Tenerife to Barbados in a 19ft (5.7m) boat, beating Frenchman Emmanuel Coindre's record that had stood since 2004.



After remarking upon the amazing homecoming, Brown, not even a serious rower before taking part in what is billed as the world's toughest rowing race, revealed that the 800-mile to go point had been his lowest moment during his record-breaking feat.



It felt that the end was almost getting in sight but actually it was still a really long way to row, he said.



I don't think I ever felt like I ever wanted to give up but a couple of times I felt really quite scared and I wasn't sure if I was still racing or just trying to survive.

Video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sp...r-reveals-lows-of-solo-Atlantic-crossing.html



Impressive.

 

[Jazzy]

Very impressive and hats off to him!

 

[Evil Eye]

Indeed.



Makes you wonder about the professionals, though. Beaten by an amateur