Sailor Mike Brooke writes for sight

Sailor and fundraiser Mike Brooke has released a book about circumnavigating the British Isles in a 19-foot Cape Cutter to raise money for charity.

He completed the voyage in 2008, raising £43,000 for Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology during his 86 days at sea.

Proceeds from his book Fight for Sight on Theo’s Future: A Voyage of Hope & Endeavour will now go to Fight for Sight.

Moorfields’ Professor Tony Moore said: ‘We have been incredibly grateful to Mike. The equipment and the funds for research he provided have helped us to identify the genetic changes causing LCA, a form of childhood blindness.’