A 68-year-old man from the Isle of Wight has completed a solo row across the Atlantic to raise money for red squirrels.
Simon Howes arrived in St Lucia 72 days after leaving Gran Canaria on the unassisted voyage of more than 3,000 miles (4,800km).
During the trip he encountered 40ft waves and his boat overturned twice.
He has raised more than £75,000 to help the conservation of red squirrels on the island.
Speaking on St Lucia TV station DBSTV after his arrival at Rodney Bay Marina marina on the Caribbean island, Mr Howes described himself as a "very unsporty sort of guy".
He said: "I went through a few storms off the coast of Africa where there really were 40ft waves - that caused a few problems - the boat overturned on two occasions, through 175 degrees and with me hanging on for grim life to the rails."
He also had to deal with one of his oars being snapped in half and hatches on the deck being smashed, flooding his food stores.
