A Fife pensioner has rowed nearly 17 miles down the Tay for charity for the seventh and last time.
It was lucky number seven for 74-year-old David Winch from Wormit, as the weather stayed clear and he rowed into Broughty Ferry harbour a full half-hour ahead of schedule.
The journey from Newburgh in Fife to Broughty Ferry is almost 17 miles and it took two and a half hours to complete the trip.
David’s achievement raised £1,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care and an additional £1,000 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.
This is in addition to almost £11,000 he has raised for charity from six previous marathon-length rowing triumphs.
After a heart bypass operation in 2002, David changed his routine around and embraced a healthy lifestyle.
The grandfather-of-five now goes to the gym twice a week to train.
He also beat a diagnosis of prostate cancer in 2011.
Tuesday’s effort in trusty sailing canoe Timbers Too is likely to be his last solo rowing challenge.
However, David added: “This isn’t my last time rowing. I’ll be rowing with the St Ayles skiff next year, joining other boats from Fife and Tayside.”
Tuesday’s success saw him finishing half an hour ahead of schedule, though he was helped by the tide and the wind at his back.
“I plan my rowing very carefully,” he said. “The moon is a very reliable guide. I always go with the tide and start early in the morning because there’s less wind.”
He had an escort into harbour provided by members of the Broughty Ferry lifeboat station and was met at the dock by Judith Strachan and Fran Beaton, volunteers from the Dundee Fundraising Group for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Earlier, David said: “I’m supporting Marie Curie again this year because the help our family received five years ago continues to be needed every day by others.”
Petra McMillan, a patron for Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “David is an inspiration and we greatly appreciate the lengths he has gone to to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care over the years.”
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides free professional nursing care to the terminally ill at home.