Close friend and fellow Cornish Pilot Gig Rower Kath Brett was diagnosed this year with Motor Neurone Disease for which there is presently no known cure.
Mark Brownjohn will be joining a crew aboard ‘ROXY’ to row 1650 nm around the coast of Great Britain to raise funds for this cruel disease.
Kath Brett is a founder member of Langstone Pilot Gig Club and was later instrumental in establishing the Jurassic League, the country’s first competitive Regional rowing league in Cornish Pilot Gig rowing with a membership of 10 clubs.
The sport of Cornish Pilot Gig Rowing entered Mark’s life in his 50’s having been introduced to the sport through a ‘Taster’ training session at Langstone Pilot Gig Club based in Hayling Island, Hampshire.
Mark has subsequently acquired an appetite for long distance rowing challenges and in December 2016 he skippered a crew of four rowers and rowed the Atlantic Ocean by entering the Talisker Atlantic Challenge, successfully rowing the 3500 miles from the Canary Islands to celebrate his 60th birthday two days after arriving at Antigua in the West Indies.
Marks latest challenge is to raise funds towards finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease and seeks donations by participating in “The Lionheart Great British Row Round Britain”. The event will commence on Sunday 13th June from Burnham on Crouch, Essex and ends at Dover on 31st July, a total of 6 weeks rowing.
Good Luck Mark, if you would like to donate please do via the just giving link below:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mark-brownjohn
Many thanks Kath Brett (Langstone Pilot Gig Club) for this information
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