An intrepid sailor will be visiting Burnham-On-Sea this week during a gruelling challenge to fulfil his promise of raising £50,000 for two charities close to his heart.
In 2017, Ken Fowler attempted to pilot a four-metre long dinghy 865 miles from Land’s End to John o’Groats in aid of Cancer Research UK and Oakhaven Hospice.
However, despite completing the award-winning sail – which had only been attempted once before by a person in a much bigger boat – he fell £13,000 short of his target.
The 57-year-old considered this “unfinished business” and is therefore undertaking a second adventure, sailing 1,200 miles around the 263 islands dotted around England and Wales to plug the gap.
This week, he will be sailing around Stert Island near Burnham-On-Sea in his dinghy Yodare.
Ken is raising the cash in memory of his father Eric, who died aged 50 from cancer.
To follow Ken’s journey or donate visit his website at www.yodare.co.uk and click on the link to his Virgin Money Giving page.
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