Duncan Hutchison is rowing across the Atlantic from New York to Lochinver in a boat he built himself
A Lochinver man attempting to sail across the Atlantic has now reached the halfway stage of his mammoth challenge.
Duncan Hutchison, 53, embarked on his 3,500 mile challenge back in May, setting sail from New York and heading for home on the Sutherland coast.
Just four days into his challenge, the volunteer lifeboat man required the services of the US Coastguard after encountering some gruesome weather conditions. His boat was initially towed towards land, however, had to be abandoned at sea due to the extreme weather conditions.
After extensive repair works and time to freshen his clothes, Mr Hutchison set sail for the second time on June 14 from Whale Creek Marina in New Jersey.
Mr Hutchison has so fair raised more than £11,100 for Water Aid.
He was inspired to help the charity after his daughter saw the organisation’s positive work first-hand while volunteering in Malawi for a year.
His self-built boat took three years to build and is named Sleipner after an eight-legged horse from Norse mythology that was said to possess the ability to glide across the sea.
Lochinver man’s voyage across the Atlantic reaches halfway stage
