A Scot and his rowing partner have completed a 3000-mile fundraising voyage in which a mid-Atlantic rescue saved them from starvation.
Stuart Turnbull and Edward Baylis, both 26, arrived in Antigua after rowing unsupported across the Atlantic in their 24ft boat Memory of Zayed. They were greeted by family and friends as they rowed to shore on Wednesday.
Mr Turnbull, a trainee military medic who was born in Edinburgh but now lives in Swindon, and Mr Baylis, from Wimborne, Dorset, left the Canaries on December 20.
They packed lightly, hoping to break the world record by crossing the ocean unsupported in under 40 days. But 40ft waves and treacherous weather foiled their plans and they found themselves surviving on starvation rations.
The Ocean Rowing Society arranged a life-saving rendezvous with a pair of Dutch rowers on Valentine's Day when they "ate like kings" on chicken satay, rice, mashed potatoes and biscuits.
The rowers restocked their supplies and finished their journey, which has raised more than £200,000 for Cancer Research UK. They took 63 days, 12 hours and 46 seconds.
Mr Turnbull said: "We went out there to try to beat the world record which was going to be a bit of a sports event and luckily for us it all went wrong and we have come away with the ultimate adventure to tell our grandchildren."
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