HIS last challenge ended in disaster, but Basingstoke adventurer James Ketchell has already revealed plans for his next mission.

The 32-year-old had to abandon his challenge to row across the Indian Ocean with epileptic cancer survivor Ashley Wilson after severe weather conditions overturned their boat several times.

The pair were then involved in a dramatic rescue by an oil carrier, just 200 miles from their starting point in Australia.

Speaking to The Gazette after returning to England, James said his next project will be closer to home: “I have been fortunate enough to have undertaken many projects around the world over the last five years; some based on land and others at sea. They have all been fantastic, but I’ve decided that it’s time to do something in my own back yard, as it were.

“Obviously the recent Indian Ocean rescue I was involved in may make you think that I’d be put off water-based expeditions, however I still love being on the water and it has far from put me off.

“In May 2016, I will set out from under the iconic London Tower Bridge, to row solo and unsupported around the coast of Great Britain.”

Covering a distance of more than 1,800 miles James will attempt a row that no single person has ever managed to achieve.

He added: “This will be a technically demanding row, with tides and strong currents to contend with.”

James will row clockwise spending around 60 days at sea, staying close to the coast where he should be able to maintain a good connection on his mobile phone.

He said: “This will open up another world of content that I can deliver, making it fully interactive to people following me. You could even drive to certain points and watch me row past.”

James will raise money for Hampshire-based charity Over The Wall, which provides specialist camps for children and families with life-limiting illnesses.

He said: “The work they do is truly fantastic;” adding: “ this will be a fantastic project to work on and I’m really looking forward to it."