MEMBERS of Teignmouth's RNLI crew were on station when double world record holder Charlie Martell held sea trials ahead of his Pacific 2012 challenge.br>Charlie will be rowing 6,000 miles from Japan to the USA raising money for two charities.br>The Teignmouth lifeboat crew was on standby as local divers helped him to overturn his ocean rowing boat to prepare him in the event of a real life capsize in the North Pacific Ocean next year. br>Charlie, wearing a life-saving immersion suit, performed a text book emergency escape while being overturned as the highly-trained RNLI crew stood by.br>Teignmouth RNLI member Rob Larkman, who organised the training session for Charlie, who is an old school friend, is also an active member of the charity Give Them A Sporting Chance which is a benefactor of Charlie's Pacific row.br>Charlie will be rowing unsupported in his seven-metre boat for 133 days, raising funds for two charities and aims to set a new Guinness World Record for the first and fastest solo Briton. the current solo record is 134 days held by Frenchman Gerard D'Aboville.br>Charlie's solo ocean rowing boat has been specifically designed to endure the extreme conditions of the Pacific Ocean with self-righting capabilities and the capacity for long periods at sea. br>A mine action specialist, Charlie started his career serving with the Army in Iraq and also in Northern Ireland and Bosnia as a commando trained bomb disposal expert. br>He has since gone on to work for the United Nations and the Halo Trust specialising in mine action and post-conflict recovering in war torn countries.