Pacific rowing record for Scots health spa boss

Taylor’s latest world record row began at Monterey Bay in California on 8 June.

For the next 38 days, one hour and 34 minutes, the three rowers worked on two-hour rowing shifts with a one-hour sleep break.

As well as sleep deprivation, they suffered from sea sickness, heat stroke and salt sores.

“We were told that the first two weeks would be hard as you have to cope with a wall of wind, but the bad weather continued for three weeks,” Taylor said.

“It was really tough – there were huge waves, a lot of difficult currents and it was much colder than we thought it would be.

“We were dressed in our full weather gear for the first three weeks, until the sun finally came out… and that’s when we started to get burnt.”