HEREFORDSHIRE adventurer Leven Brown and his crew started their world record rowing attempt last Sunday.
Brown, from Staunton-on-Wye, is tackling the Trade Winds row from Gran Canaria to Barbados.
The Scotsman will be attempting to break the record of 33 days, seven hours and 30 minutes which he and his La Mondiale crew set in January last year.
Brown was the first man to row out of the notorious Bay of Cadiz and he also holds a Guinness World Record for rowing solo from mainland Spain to the West Indies.
l The crew’s progress can be monitored on the internet at: http://www.oceanrowing.com/La_Mondiale2009/dist.htm
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