Brothers go viral after scary moment boat capsizes caught on camera

Three brothers from Edinburgh training to row across the Pacific Ocean have gone viral after a video showing their boat capsizing gained millions of views.

Edinburgh-born Maclean brothers Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan are taking on the challenge of spending more than 120 days rowing the ocean non-stop and unsupported.

They are attempting to break two world records after previously scooping three world records from rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in January 2020.

With over one million views on Instagram, the capsizing video captures two men swaying side to side before the boat tips over almost submerging them.

The capsizing video captures two men swaying side to side before the boat tips over almost submerging them. Story Shop via Supplied

The brothers are taking part in the Rare Whisky 101 Pacific Row, from Lima in Peru to Sydney, Australia – attempting to break the record for the fastest human-powered crossing of the full Pacific Ocean.

The nearly 9,000-mile journey, which will begin in April 2025, is expected to take around four months.

The drill was part of intensive training on their state-of-the-art boat which weighs 280 kg and is believed to be “lightest and strongest ocean rowing boat ever made”.

Jamie Maclean, who runs a workshop making saunas in Glasgow, said: “The task that we’re embarking on is of course daunting, and not one that we take lightly.

“The last six months have seen us commit ourselves entirely for training – this video is just a fraction of our training, and an even smaller fraction of the dangers we’ll face rowing across the Pacific.

“We’ve been lucky enough to train with Chloe Lanthier, a sport performance consultant to create a sport specific, dynamic, multi-dimensional and higher-volume training schedule to optimise performance.

“Chloë is a world expert in biomechanics, injury prevention and sport performance. She works with professional athletes and teams around the world and is a performance physiologist scientist for NASA.

“This drill was her idea. It’s designed to prepare us for the worst.

“Training has been gruelling but we’re more ready now both for long hours on the oars and potentially capsizing.”

The video, captured by Lost Clock Productions, was filmed near Drumbeg where they are basing themselves for training.