Windsurf’s Up For Local Financial Advisor

The feat will take place one weekend in late September/early October when the conditions are at their best - the waters are warm and the wind is blowing in the right direction ! Launching from Donaghadee , Northern Ireland, father of three John will set off for Portpatrick, Scotland with the aim of completing the challenge in one hour…and then possibly windsurfing back again !

At speeds of up to 35mph, John will be travelling at a similar pace to the former Seacat ferry service and hopes to be the first person to windsurf the North Channel for the Guinness adjudicators.

The challenge is in aid of the company’s chosen charity of the year, the Adsum Foundation, whose goal it is to invest money in people and communities in the developing world. John and Adsum have set the bar high with the hope that the record attempt will raise enough money to build 10 fresh water wells in Madagascar where children have no access to clean and safe water.

Staff fundraising at Willis Insurance & Risk Management has already helped to build a new cyclone proof school in one of the poorest communities in Madagascar enabling children to have a better education.

John, who attempted the record back in 1990 but was unable to complete it due to the wind suddenly dropping, will be hoping to make it back to Northern Ireland shores as a record-setter. Donations to this cause can be made at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/WillisInsurance