Kildare man Keith Whelan will be completely naked when he tackles the 6,000 kilometre crossing from Western Australia to Mauritius.
The 30-year-old will row 12 hours every day - two hours on and two hours off - for up to 120 days, completing 1.8 million gruelling oar strokes in searing heat, up to 50 foot ocean swells, hurricane force winds and raging storms.
Keith will depart Ireland in just three weeks for Western Australia where he will launch his 23ft long boat Ocean rowing boat and begin his challenge. The boat, where he will spend up to 4 months, is just 6 foot wide at its widest point.
It carries 150 litres of ballast water which will helps to flip the boat back up the right way in the event of a capsize. On-board solar panels provide energy to run the very limited electrical equipment on board such as the water maker, GPS, Satellite phone, VHF radio and AIS system.
Whelan will be completely alone at sea and unaided by any other vessel. To achieve his world record, he must row to longitudinal point near Mauritius, without having been touched by anyone other than Keith.
In the event of an emergency, there is an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) on board in addition to PLB (Personal Locating Beacon) along with a life raft should the worst happen.