More than £3,000 was raised from the event, held instead of the annual Lifeboat Day, during which volunteers walked, ran, swam, cycled or rowed the equivalent of the distance between Tobermory and Newfoundland. The original challenge was to complete 1,739 miles (17-39 is the number of the Tobermory lifeboat), the group beat the target by 444 miles.
Photographed are Tobermory RNLI Coxswain David McHaffie, Mechanic Paul Gunn and Lifeboat Operations Manager Dr Sam Jones taking a quick breather on the final day of the challenge. Six volunteers, including David and Sam, completed more than 100 miles each.
See next week's Oban Times for more on this story.
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