The McLean brothers of Edinburgh set a new record for Pacific Row

Three Edinburgh brothers have requested a new record for non-stop rowing and unsupported through the Pacific after almost 140 days at sea.

Jamie, Evan and Laklan McLean withstood the cruel tropical storms that forced them to make prolonged deviations on their trip to 9,000 miles (14,484 km) from Peru to Australia.

During a storm, Laklang was swept over board from a large wave before being pulled back into the boat.

The brothers, who reunited with their family and friends in Kerns, in Eastern Australia, said they were looking forward to pizza – and a decent night’s sleep.

Evan said BBC breakfast: “It’s still slightly surreal – it will take a little while our feet touch the ground, but what an incredible intake we have in Kerns.”

Jamie said the intersection was physically and mentally “mercilessly”, but he added, “Together we form a pretty good team and together we have overcome this huge challenge.”

The Scottish Trio beat the previous record of 162 days for the fastest full, no help, non-stop Pacific order determined by the Russian solo paddle Fidor Konuhov In 2014

The last time was 139 days, five hours and 52 minutes.

The McLINE made much of their training in the sea near Croft, which they have in an assist in the Northwest Highlands.

Their carbon fiber boat is called Rose Emily, in memory of their sister, who died in 1996, six and a half months in pregnancy after complications.

The brothers, who have so far gathered over £ 700,000 from the goal of £ 1 million pounds for clean water projects in Madagascar, hoped to finish their trip in even faster time.

“We were only a dream of going through this ocean and raising as much money as possible … And it was just absolutely crazy, all the support,” Ewan said in an Instagram publication, which was published when their boat approached Kerns.

But bad weather prevents the last section of its trip, including strong winds overnight on Thursday and Friday.

Laklane, talking to the BBC Scotland News on Thursday, said: “The main thing of all our minds, except to see a family and our girlfriends, is a freshly prepared bed with fresh linen sheets – and a shower.”

He said the order goes relatively smoothly before the conditions became more challenging about half the ocean.

Laklang said, “Until then, we had a very consistent wind and time.

“Then we had an anti -cycle that we couldn’t avoid.”

During the 36-hour storm in July, Laklang was washed overboard.

The 27-year-old said he was lucky to be attached to the boat with a safety line during 40MP (64 km/h) winds and 6 m (20 feet) waves.

He was dug behind the craft, before the 33 -year -old Yuan managed to help him return on board.

Laklane said BBC breakfast: “I went into the cabin and this fraudulent wave came in from the side and did not have time to react and was washed overboard.

“It was quite scary, I won’t lie.”

Later, the cyclone forces the brothers to give up a landing plan in Brisbane, and they were forced to deviate around the remote new archipelago of Caledonia to avoid the storm.

In order to complete a number of not supported, they could not land on an island to deliver again or accept help from any passing boats.

The brothers had to bring with them all their food – 500 kg of freezing food and 75 kg of oats.

They had enough provisions to last for 150 days, but Laklang said they had started carrying their deliveries in the last few weeks, only in the event of additional delays when reaching Australia.

Laklang said: “We still had a reserve of military rations, but we didn’t want to go into them.

“They were there for emergencies and also didn’t taste very well.”

He said that the “final resort”, if they exhausted all their deliveries, was a fishing rod they brought with them to catch their own food.

Morale was a key concern for rowers, with sleep deprivation being one of the biggest challenges.

The brothers who finished a record order across the Atlantic Ocean In 2020I tried to get at least five or six hours of sleep in blocks for up to three hours around long shifts in the paddles.

Sharing a chocolate bar or making coffee coffee has helped to grow their mood.

Laklang said, “Our superpower is brothers.

“You can be completely honest with each other and obviously we have such a shared story, and that may mean that it is less likely to fall out.”

He said their main motivation was to raise funds and Laklane thanked those who donated.

He said, “We are absolutely blown up by how it went.”

While looking forward to fresh food and a comfortable bed, Laklan said he would miss nights under the star -filled sky and close meetings with whales, dolphins and seabirds.

The 32 -year -old Jamie described the adventure as “the most amazing, ruthless and often surreal” in his life.

He said: “Although I can miss the routine, seclusion, sunsets and sunrises and much more, at the moment I am just glad that I returned to my land with my friends and family, which I missed so much.

“The whole thing will take some time to sink.”

He added: “This will not surprise anyone – but all I want is pizza.

“Things were difficult towards the end and we seriously thought it could end our food.

“Despite how much we were exhausted, we had to strengthen the gear and do it before deliveries, but now we have to eat the right food.

Ewan added: “The days were long and yet the weeks have flew the past, it’s weird to think about the time we have spent here.

“It was the most difficult thing I did and I couldn’t even think about it without my brothers.”