FORMER SAS Trooper, Tom McClean, has built a 65 ft whale named Moby, with aspirations to sail it across the Atlantic. Currently beached on the shores of Loch Nevis in the Highlands of Scotland, the 73-year-old dreams of making his way to America right in the belly of the 62...
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FORMER SAS Trooper, Tom
McClean, has built a 65 ft
whale named Moby, with
aspirations to sail it across the
Atlantic.
Currently beached on the
shores of Loch Nevis in the
Highlands of Scotland, the
73-year-old dreams of making
his way to America right in the
belly of the 62 tonne beast.
McClean has invested
20 years and £100,000
(AU$193,008) on the
mammoth structure, which
still requires new electric
motors and a complete retrofit
of the interior, which includes
a bridge, lounge and bunks for
a crew of 10.
“I’ve learned to stick at things
when other people might give
up…it makes you feel alive
to have a challenge, not just
working to pay the bills,” said
McClean to the Telegraph.
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