A young sailor on a mammoth journey by electric boat is 'relieved' to have completed a month-long trip around Britain.
Harry Besley, 18, set off on his voyage to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate Britain in an electric boat in July.
Thirty-one days days, 22 hours and 20 minutes since the teenager left Lyme Regis, he arrived back safely having successfully completed his journey.
Travelling on a rigid inflatable boat with an electric motor - known as an e-RIB - the journey was not just a personal challenge.
Part of Harry's mission was to promote a cleaner, greener future for boating in the Round Britain eRIB Challenge.
READ: Round Britain eRIB Challenge launches from Lyme Regis
Speaking to the News after arriving back in Lyme Regis yesterday (August 14), he said: "It's definitely been a long way, there is a sense of relief and tiredness.
"I definitely need some sleep but it is good to get back.
"Lots of people said we couldn't do it but we are back now and we are pleased.
"A lot could have gone wrong but we avoided any trouble but that was through training and safety precautions.
Although from Taunton, in Somerset, when asked why he chose Lyme Regis as the start and end of the challenge, he added: "I grew up in Lyme Regis at the sailing club on our family RIB.
"I love Lyme, my childhood was spent on the water here."
The challenge visited around 40 ports and was almost trouble-free the whole way round, however, Harry has told of one one moment which was the most challenging.
Whilst traveling to the port of Milford Haven, in South Wales, Harry and his team faced some difficulty on dark rough seas.
He said: "We had an issue out of Milford Haven,
"It was rough seas and dark and we had a technical issue and we could not see the battery percentage so we had to divert and go back to Milford Haven in the middle of the night."
Promoting a greener more sustainable way of boating was also well received throughout Harry's trip, which pleased the 18-year-old.
He continued: "People were definitely interested. No one has done it before, they have in plenty of other crafts but not in an electric RIB.
"It surprised people but it showed them it can be a useful craft and that they are capable and it gave us an opportunity to show people what it is like."
When asked what Harry was looking forward to doing now that the adventure was complete, his attention turned to seeing his friends and picking up his A-level results today.
He added: "It's a busy busy day as it's results day, so seeing my friends, that's going to be nice."
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