2 friends, 1 pedalo, 5 World Records & the Atlantic
Some say they are mad, they may be right!
The intrepid duo were forced to set off their EPIRB, Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon yesterday evening. They had been fighting against a storm for a number of hours which suddenly worsened and began rolling the boat, they took the difficult decision to abandon the attempt before they suffered serious injury. They were airlifted from the boat and taken to hospital, both are now fine and are awaiting a flight back to the UK. Both Kieran and Callum would like to thank the Falmouth Coast Guard for their assistance in the rescue. The status of the boat is unknown at this time.
It all started the way many madcap adventures begin, several pints in the local pub. A group of friends wondered what it would be like to pedal an ocean going pedalo the 3,000 miles across the Atlantic? If we are honest many of us have dreamed of challenging ourselves in a similar way, but what makes Kieran, Callum and Stuart different is they decided to follow their dream.
With no sailing experience and no idea how build a boat the three friends set to work researching the challenge. The idea may have been simple, but the reality was far from it. Friends Kieran and Callum were in for a rough ride, with the average wave height reaching 2.5 meters and others being considerably larger their crossing will be far from smooth. Their 22-foot enclosed craft will be cramped and very sweaty with the average temperature being a sweltering 35°C. Pedalling naked to avoid salt-water chafing in two hour rotation with only each other and their iPods for company, their 32 day adventure will seem more like a life time.
