He rowed solo from New York to Ireland in 112 days — and he can’t swim
to his team. But on Day 13, Farrell fell ill and had to be medically evacuated, leaving Browne alone with a daunting task ahead.
“Physically, it’s incredibly arduous. It’s just a relentless task, the workload everyday was absolutely enormous,” he said. “There were moments of loneliness and moments of euphoria — it’s an emotional roller coaster.” A tricky feat when battling giant waves, freezing temperatures and hours of intense, solitary rowing.While in his 6.2 meter bespoke rowing boat, affectionately named “Cushlamachree” , Browne lived on 10,000 calories a day of rehydrated rations, had a small desalination unit onboard allowing him to drink clean water and slept a few hours each night in a tiny two meter cabin he called his “sanctuary,” where he also stowed his GPS and radio gear.
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