Perth man Rob Barton is embarking on the journey of a lifetime, spending six months rowing solo from  Australia to Africa.

There’s only one catch: despite being an avid sailor, he had practically no experience rowing a boat before training for the challenge.

“As I started researching it, I found out that nobody had actually rowed to Africa,” Mr Barton said.

“So I thought, ‘If I’m going to do it, I may as well do something that no-one’s done before.'”

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