How often do you hear a bunch of people crossing miles at the Pacific Ocean to set Guinness World Record? Well, this all-woman crew have done it by spending two months at sea and have achieved Guinness World Record for crossing the Pacific Ocean in a small rowing boat.

The Girls Who Dare team successfully rowed 4,400 kilometers from San Francisco to Hawaii as part of the Great Pacific Race.

The trio —Jane Leonard, 37, and Orlagh Dempsey, 27, residents of Dubai, along with their teammate Vicki Anstey, 43, from the UK set a new race record of 60 days, 13 hours, and 13 minutes when they crossed the finish line in Waikiki, Honolulu.

The three women officially broke the previous world record of 62 days, 18 hours, and 36 minutes by more than two full days.

The three of them set off on May 31 in their compact 24-foot boat as they battled 15-meter waves, severe fatigue, and battering 120kph winds. But just they were about to finish the feat, Mother Nature gave them one last surprise as they rowed their last few strokes to victory.

They fought hard until the very end and made sure the victory was theirs. After crossing the finish line, they may have thought their row was over and done with, however, due to strong currents and stronger winds, getting to land was not a straightforward process.

“Due to Hawaii’s world-famous shore breaks, to get to land safely the rowing boats need to row through a channel that has been dredged to allow safe egress to and from the yacht club,” the race organisers shared, adding, “The normal 30-minute paddle from the finish line to landing dock took well over three hours of a hard slog as the girls’ mettle was tested one final time. The girls knew that if they accepted a tow that world record would not stand.”

Not just the girls who broke the race record, the Girls Who Dare also set a second world record for crossing the mid-Pacific at 60 days, 17 hours, and six minutes, with an average speed of 1.43 knots.

With swollen hands, blisters, and body sores and visibly exhausted, the women celebrated to the cheers of onlookers as confetti rained down on them.