The Hamills in costume. From left: Declan, Ivan, Rachel and Rob. Photo: Supplied by Rob Hamill
A kiwi family has passed the halfway point on their monumental effort to circumnavigate the globe on their catamaran.
The family of Rob and Rachel Hamill - both former elite athletes in their day - and their three sons Finn, Declan and Ivan - departed New Zealand in 2018 to do their trip of a lifetime. Finn has since left the crew to follow in the footsteps of his father as an elite rower. They've just passed the halfway point - which was in the same waters of the Atlantic Ocean where Rob and compatriot, the late Phil Stubbs, won the first-ever Trans-Atlantic Rowing race.
The trip has gone through Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia - including a chance for Rob to return to Phnom Penh in Cambodia where his brother Kerry was held captive, tortured and killed. They've continued through to India, then Africa and around the Cape of Good Hope up through the Atlantic to the east coast of Brazil.
They have documented their journey on their channel - The Cruising Kiwis.
