Three brothers plan to break a world record by taking on a brutal challenge.

Lachlan,26, Jamie, 30, and Ewan Maclean, 32, will row across the Pacific Ocean in what is claimed to be the lightest and fastest boat ever made.

They will embark next April and live out at sea in the small vessel for up to six months with someone rowing at all times so they can make record time.

The brothers, who were all Glasgow University students, hope to raise £1m for their family charity, The Maclean Foundation, which they will use to fund clean water projects.

Brothers Jamie, left and Ewan Maclean pictured with their ocean rowing boat in the Merchant City.Brothers Jamie, left and Ewan Maclean pictured with their ocean rowing boat in the Merchant City. (Image: Colin Mearns)

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When asked about how he thinks the trip will go Jamie said: “We get on very very well, we always have done.

“We have very similar outlooks on life and we trust each other more than we trust anyone else.

“It helps because when we are out there and really need to dig deep, you know your brothers are doing the same.

“The boat acts like a giant surfboard because it is flat bottomed so you get these huge waves, so if you catch one of those waves right at the crest you can surf up to 300 metres, so it is potentially months of surfing.

“The greatest fear is not enjoying it or coming out the other end like that was five months of hell, but we are sure it will be a positive experience.”

Jamie and Ewan along with their brother Lachlan (not pictured) will row across the Pacific ocean next year. Jamie and Ewan along with their brother Lachlan (not pictured) will row across the Pacific ocean next year. (Image: Colin Mearns)

Explaining how they will survive on the boat Ewan told the Glasgow Times: “We have a lot of freeze dry rations, it is like space food and very light weight and quite small.

“We have enough to cover to sustain us for one and half times the journey we expect it to take, we also have a machine that turns saltwater into freshwater.

“It will be quite a simple routine, we will be growing from 12 to 14 hours a day and the rest of the time we will be trying to sleep or maintain the boat.”

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The brothers are no strangers to daring challenges as they also completed a 35 day row across the Atlantic Ocean in 2020.

During the venture they raised money for clean water in Madagascar and were blown away by the impact it had on communities.

This inspired them to take on the new challenge as they became passionate about providing clean water.

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Ewan said: “One of the things that struck me is that it is really cheap to give someone clean water for the rest of their life, it is only about £30.

“You can have a lot of impact for not that much money and it really does make a huge difference to people's lives.

“It stops being having to travel far to collect it and avoid diseases, but also has a huge impact on whether people can go to school or work. It is really a fundamental building block for development.

“If we reach our fundraising target that means we can help over 30 thousand people which would be absolutely incredible.”

You can donate to the brothers and find out more information here.