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Rowers break record crossing Atlantic
SCILLY, England, It took 43 days, but a rowing team has broken the record for crossing the North Atlantic from New York to the British Scilly Isles.
The British-led team paddled an 18-foot long wooden boat called the "Fox" 3,500 miles, through storms and 40-foot waves from New York to the Scilly Isles, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
The previous record was set in 1896, taking 55 days.
"We are all really exhausted; it's been a helter skelter trip," said skipper Leven Brown, 37. "It was very punishing on the body. We had two capsizes and two men thrown overboard."
The four-man crew also set a 24-hour record of 118 miles on July 14, breaking a 2008 record of 118 miles, the Telegraph reported. Brown was a member of that crew as well.
The boat capsized twice and two crew members fell from the boat during rough weather.
SCILLY, England, It took 43 days, but a rowing team has broken the record for crossing the North Atlantic from New York to the British Scilly Isles.
The British-led team paddled an 18-foot long wooden boat called the "Fox" 3,500 miles, through storms and 40-foot waves from New York to the Scilly Isles, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
The previous record was set in 1896, taking 55 days.
"We are all really exhausted; it's been a helter skelter trip," said skipper Leven Brown, 37. "It was very punishing on the body. We had two capsizes and two men thrown overboard."
The four-man crew also set a 24-hour record of 118 miles on July 14, breaking a 2008 record of 118 miles, the Telegraph reported. Brown was a member of that crew as well.
The boat capsized twice and two crew members fell from the boat during rough weather.