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Jump to full article: AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au), 2008-02-18
Intro: An overweight chain-smoker and aquaphobic has beat an infection and the competition to be the first solo Australian to row across the Atlantic - a 76-day journey across 5,500km of open seas.
Pete Collett, 32, arrived at 8.40am local time (11.40pm AEDT) in the West Indies yesterday, after rowing the final leg for 30 hours straight to edge out his nearest competitor. . . .
Even more audacious, the chain-smoker brought cigarettes along but ran out two weeks into his journey, forcing him to go "cold turkey".
"Actually, stopping smoking was great because it was one less thing to do every day," Collett said.
"It meant four minutes of sitting on the deck, puffing away and choking until I could get into the cabin and have a sleep."
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