Rower Angus Collins will solo row 2,000 miles around Great Britain in 60 days – SWNS

A man is hoping to become the first person to row solo around Great Britain—covering 2,000 miles in just 60 days in his handmade specialty boat.

Angus Collins will have to battle whirlpools, North Sea wave patterns, and shipping lanes when he attempts his record-setting feat later this month.

A holder of five world records in ocean rowing, Angus believes his latest challenge will be his toughest yet, due to the UK’s unpredictable weather patterns.

Because of this, Angus needed to ditch the ocean boat he normally rows and instead build a boat specially designed to adapt to British winds.

Loading up with two months of supplies, Angus will break his 60 days down into eight hours of rowing, followed by four hours of rest when he sets off from Portsmouth in mid-June.

If all goes to plan, he hopes to complete the circumnavigation in less than the allotted 60 days—believing it could be done in under 50.

“Many say it’s impossible,” said the ultra-endurance athlete from Hampshire, England, on the south coast of Great Britain. “I know that isn’t the case.”

It’s been attempted eight times now but no one has succeeded, according to the 35-year-old.

He’s raising money during the feat to aid James’ Place, a charity for men’s mental health—and so far he has raised over $81,000 (£60k) towards his £250,000 goal.

“Largely, people think that rowing around Britain is be a lot easier than rowing across an ocean. (But) because it’s coastal, it makes it significantly harder,” he said in a report by SWNS news agency.

“There’s a lot more nautical knowledge needed to row around Britain. Areas in Weymouth are very difficult. Up in Scotland, there is Europe’s biggest whirlpool.”

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Rower Angus Collins had to ditch his ocean boat and build one specially designed for British winds-SWNS

“There will be some areas, going around the islands off the West coast of Scotland, where I’ll be much closer to shore, and other areas further off that require nautical experience you need to cope with different environments.

“Every leg there is an extremely technical and tricky part.”

Angus speaks from experience, having previously completed the same feat but with a five-man crew.

“I know the waters well.

“The biggest prep is the actual boat itself. I’ve designed a boat that is purposefully made for around Britain,” he explained. “The ocean boats are designed to catch as much wind as possible, whereas in Britain, the winds are constantly changing, so the boat is adapted for that.

Rower Angus Collins with his custom-built boat designed for circumnavigating Britain-SWNS

“I know this is going to be the hardest challenge I’ve ever taken on. It is scary—but I’ve done a lot of research and I think I’ve come up with the answers.”

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Angus chose the charity James’ Place because of his own battles with depression.

“James died by suicide, and his younger brother put the charity together. At that time, I hadn’t recognized that I was struggling with depression—but I wasn’t in a happy place. The work James’ Place does is phenomenal .”

“I love the fact that every day I can think, ‘If we can raise that (amount) each day, that’s another life saved, and all I have to do is row for 14 hours.’”

You can support Angus’s Just Giving fundraiser, here.

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