Mick Dawson (born in June 1964 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England)[1] is a former Royal Marine Commando, film maker, professional sailor and adventurer.
[4] Mick made his first attempt to row the Pacific Ocean solo in 2003, ended when his rudder was torn off, in severe weather, and he had to return to Japan after 12 days.
[7] Mick, together with his friend and fellow ocean rower Chris Martin skippered the first team to successfully row, 7,000 mi (11,000 km) across the hostile north Pacific route; from Choshi in Japan to directly beneath the iconic span of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
[9] Unfortunately, after months at sea and several days of adverse weather and increasing fatigue, the decision was made to resupply before their contingency ran out completely, as they hoped they would have enough supplies to make it to San Francisco unsupported.
Giving insights into the ethos of great teamwork, achieving goals and adaptive leadership using his many ocean rowing adventures as a dramatic backdrop to illustrate his points.