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Part Two of the NORTHABOUT story.

The extraordinary achievement in building and sailing the Northabout from Mayo to Greenland followed by sailing the treacherous Arctic Seas.

Myra Gleeson chats with Jarlath Cunnane who built the aluminum yacht called the Northabout. It became the first small yacht to complete the most challenging East – West circumnavigation in the Arctic Ice Cap. Navigating the top of Alaska and continuing across the top of Russia.

The NORTHABOUT Book can be bought from Charlie Byrne’s  Book Shop in Galway.

1st broadcast on 11/03/2024