A Limerick man, who is hoping to become the first Irish person to solo-circumnavigate in a non-stop sailing, is planniing to begin and end his journey in West Clare.
Peter Lawless will embark on what he expects to be a journey of at least eight months from Kilrush in August.
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His father sailed the world successfully after two failed attempts back in 1996, also ending his journey in Kilrush.
Peter says West Clare feels like the perfect place for his voyage to get underway.