A FOUR-man crew including former Sedbergh School pupils has smashed the world record for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amid jubilant scenes, the bearded and heavily-tanned Four Oarsmen reached English Harbour, Antigua, 29 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes after leaving La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 14.
The friends took six days off the previous fastest crossing, and celebrated with the cups of tea and full cooked breakfasts they had craved during their 2,644-nautical mile journey.
They crossed the finish line in the early hours of Saturday, January 13, at 1.59am.
Yesterday (Sunday) the foursome posted on Facebook: "What an incredible journey it has been! Thank you all for your amazing support, the Oarsmen couldn’t have done it without you."
London lawyer George Biggar took part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in memory of his mother, the late Dalton-in-Furness solicitor Anne Fisher. She died in January 2011, aged 54, near her home at Cark, after a lifelong battle with mental illness. 
George's mother was a trustee of Ulverston Mind, and is remembered with great fondness by the charity's trustees, who told the Gazette: "Very many congratulations to George and the other three rowers for such a fantastic achievement. Not only to row the Atlantic but to do it in record time.
"Everyone at Ulverston Mind is full of admiration for their determination and perseverance, and are sure George’s mother, Anne, would have been so very proud indeed. A wonderful memorial to a wonderful lady from a wonderful son."
George's grandmother, Mary Fisher, lives in Ulverston. George attended Sedbergh School, as did team mate Dicky Taylor, who now lives in Houston, Texas. Completing the line-up were Peter Robinson and Stuart Watts. 
The team has raised more than £250,000 for national mental health charity Mind and Spinal Research.