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Walters had to get towed toward the end of his trip by the Coast Guard after fighting against strong winds that were blowing him in the opposite direction of his destination. Having aimed for Antigua's English Harbour, Walters realized he was going to miss the line. Having been in open water since January 25, Walters has also missed much of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. When his wife updated him on how badly things had gotten -- with many dying or out of work -- he was shocked.

Walters poses with his boat before setting off to break the record. Now that he's landed in Antigua, he's been wearing and mask, and there are restrictions, he said. But so far, so good. Dutch Atlantic Four would even do marathons together on rowing machines, mirroring the schedule of rowing in intervals with one hour on, one hour off for 12 hours or so.

Dutch Atlantic Four's Marcel Ates, 58, Erik Koning, 51, Bart Adema, 34, and David de Brujin, 33, also took it one step further, adding thorough mental preparation to their physical training. While the foursome arrived in Antigua to much-deserved a heroes' welcome, they maintain the victory was never their end goal: they wanted to leave as friends, and return as 'better friends'.

They explained that it was that adrenaline rush that kept them going during their demanding day, hour journey; t o them, the best moments of the whole trip were when the 'boat was flying' through the waves. You feel that the boat's going 4. Ates added: "The row challenged us more than we could have imagined, but we faced the elements and came out the other side of this journey together as a team with a new found respect for the ocean, which was like a dance floor where our little boat was dancing on the waves.

It may be the adrenaline rush that Dutch Atlantic Four were craving, but there are some moments of calm among the storm when rowing across an ocean. And at night if there's no cloud cover, it's amazing how many stars there are - I mean, there's no light pollution, so you can't make out the constellations you would normally see because there are so many other stars around. Swimmer Ross Edgley - who recently became the first person to swim around the whole of Great Britain on 4 November after days at sea - was also at the finish line in Antigua to greet the winning team.

His epic adventure may have differed to that of Dutch Atlantic Four's, but he could relate to a great deal of their journey - particularly the challenge of wrestling with the wild. I always say mother nature is so merciless but also so righteous in that if you've done your work and you've done your prep, you'll be okay - but if you haven't?

You face death by 80ft high waves. All the waves were about 40ft high, like walls of water. And then two huge ones came along. I say they were 80ft but they could have been ft. So I was at the bottom of them. So then you get to the top of the wave.

You look around and you can see for miles. You dream about fresh food. I craved anything fresh. Vegetables, cold liquids, and Mojitos. This might be the most harrowing travel doco you'll see this year The reality of many adventures is that the lows ….

You find the rowing relentless but doable. I was in a rhythm that was sustainable. You talk to birds, fish… and God.

It was purposeful talking, rather than just rambling. Please give me some wind'.