Two hundred and twenty one years ago yesterday, the crew of HMS Bounty staged a mutiny that remains famous to this day. Four sailors are attempting to recreate Captain Bligh’s epic 3,700 nautical mile voyage in a 23 foot long open boat from Tonga to Kupang in Timor. The expedition is being sponsored by Talisker and is being led by Australian Don McIntyre, a veteran adventurer. His crew is David Wilkinson (United Kingdom), David Pryce (Australia) and Chris Wilde (United Kingdom). In addition to attempting to complete this most challenging of passages, they group is also attempting to to raise over $250,000 for The Sheffield Institute Foundation for Motor Neurone Disease (SIF), which is building the world’s first research Institute for Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. To learn more go to – Talisker Bounty Boat Expedition.
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