'Mick Dawson's gripping Never Leave A Man Behind, effectively two
adventure stories for the price of one, can be justifiably
described as "unputdownable". Dawson is a man you would want on
your side, whether in battle or tackling waves as high as houses
should you ever consider rowing the Pacific.' Sports Book of the
Month 'An excellent read, it puts you in the boat, understanding
what it's like to be in an extremely challenging environment while
maintaining composure, cheerfulness and respect for your fellow
men. I cannot recommend it highly enough' Keith M. Breslauer,
Trustee of The Royal Marines Charity 'Breathtaking - builds tension
from the very start with life-and-death challenges throughout.
Courage and comradeship at their very best, showing how mental and
physical disabilities cannot and are not allowed to define or
undermine the human self. Leaves you in awe and respect for one man
determined to help his muckers win their battles whatever it takes
- at great personal cost' Jonathan Ball, Director, The Royal
Marines Charity The stories of two veterans - one traumatised, one
blind - who rediscover themselves with the help of a friend in the
course of two epic ocean adventures, kayaking around the Falklands
and rowing across the Pacific. Mick Dawson tells the story of
kayaking around the Falkland Islands with friend and fellow Royal
Marines veteran Steve Grenham, who was struggling to cope with the
effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the
extraordinary tale of his 2,500-mile voyage in a rowing boat with
his friend and former Royal Marine Commando Steve 'Sparky' Sparkes,
who was not only a rowing novice, but also blind. Sparky and Mick
succeeded in rowing across the finish line after a truly epic
voyage of over 2,500 miles from Monterey Bay in California to
Waikiki, Hawaii. They'd hoped to break the record for a two-man
rowboat and finish in less than fifty-five days, but a hurricane
interfered with their plans. It took them eighty-two days, sixteen
hours and fifty-four minutes to complete the race, but it was an
even greater achievement for that, and Sparky became the first
visually impaired person to row across the Pacific. The race with
Sparky was the second expedition of an organisation Mick had set up
a few years earlier, The Cockleshell Endeavour, designed to help
another former Royal Marine and friend, Steve Grenham, by kayaking
with him around the Falklands, where both former commandos served
during the 1982 conflict with Argentina.
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