Capital brothers rowing Pacific feature in new STV documentary

The story of three Edinburgh brothers, who broke records when they crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 2019, has been documented in a new feature film.

- by Neil Johnstone

The Maclean Brothers, who had no previous rowing experience, travelled 3,000 miles in a 28-foot boat and raised more than £200,000 for charities Feedback Madagascar and Children 1st.

The new documentary, Out of Our Depth: Three Brothers in a Boat, is now live on the STV Player and tells the story of adventure, family, positivity and their self-confessed 'piss poor' preparations for the ocean adventure that lay ahead.

The Edinburgh trio, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan, are now rowing an extraordinary 9,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to raise £1 million for their clean water charity the Maclean Foundation - and the now seasoned rowers said watching the film of their maiden voyage demonstrated how far they've come.

Speaking from the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Ewan Maclean, 33, said: "It was all completely new to us. You know what it's like - you have an idea and you just get carried away. We were working, studying, juggling other things.

"It was eye-opening watching the documentary and realising how much we've changed.

"Our preparations really were piss poor. In many ways, watching it was a wake-up call. If we're going to row an ocean three times as long as the Atlantic, we couldn't go into it half-cocked."