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My great mate Larry The Guide Dog died on Sunday night. An amazing Guide Dog and amazing friend.
Official Sponsorship Announcement: Daft.com Backs Team In Round Ireland Yacht Race
Daft Media Group has today announced plans to sponsor a racing boat in this year’s Round Ireland Yacht Race. Daft will be backing blind adventurer Mark Pollock and Air Corps pilot Mick Liddy, in their bid to make offshore sailing history as the first double-handed crew, with one blind member, to compete in the Round […]
Team Daft on the silver screen
We’ve been working away on the Team Daft Round Ireland Yacht Race challenge, and as well as ticking the admin boxes, we’ve had some practical stuff to do too. Mick has been showing me the ropes, literally, in a 1720. I’ve found that helming upwind is no problem, there is a gentle tug on the […]
Team Daft campaign gaining momentum
Progress report on how Team Daft's Round Ireland challenge is shaping up.
Controlling the Controllables
After two days intensive sea survival training, myself and co-skipper Mick Liddy have completed one of the pre-requisites for the Round Ireland Yacht Race. We had to do a sea survival course and pass it in order to secure an entry in the race. And now that we’ve got the certificates, the real survival training […]
Wind & Waves: The New Adventure Is On!
Only a few short weeks ago I had no idea who Mick Liddy was. Now I know him, I’ve been sailing with him and suddenly I find myself committing to a week-long, non-stop, off-shore sailing race around Ireland with him! To give him his full title, Capt Mick Liddy, is one of the Air Corps […]