AN INTREPID adventurer has broken the world record for the second time after rowing solo across the Atlantic.
Charlie Pitcher, 50, from Felstead, arrived at Port St Charles, Barbados, at 5.38pm GMT on Wednesday 13 March.
The father-of-four embarked on his 3,000-mile journey from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on February 6.
He hoped to break the 40-day record set by Andrew Brown in Charlie's old boat in January 2011, but managed to complete the solo challenge in just 35 days.
His newest boat, the Soma of Essex, is 6.5 metres long and made of carbonfibre. During his challenege Charlie was forced to eat around 7,000 calories a day.
The day before he crossed the finishing line, and as he neared the final hurdle, Charlie wrote on his blog: "Thank you every one of you for following and being part of this………which is not over just yet! (as I have just got smashed in the side by a huge wave!!!)"
Charlie previously rowed across the Atlantic in 2010, when the journey took him 52 days.
Charlie Pitcher, 50, from Felstead, arrived at Port St Charles, Barbados, at 5.38pm GMT on Wednesday 13 March.
The father-of-four embarked on his 3,000-mile journey from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on February 6.
He hoped to break the 40-day record set by Andrew Brown in Charlie's old boat in January 2011, but managed to complete the solo challenge in just 35 days.
His newest boat, the Soma of Essex, is 6.5 metres long and made of carbonfibre. During his challenege Charlie was forced to eat around 7,000 calories a day.
The day before he crossed the finishing line, and as he neared the final hurdle, Charlie wrote on his blog: "Thank you every one of you for following and being part of this………which is not over just yet! (as I have just got smashed in the side by a huge wave!!!)"
Charlie previously rowed across the Atlantic in 2010, when the journey took him 52 days.
