Around this time, he went to Ireland with Robbie Robinson and DJ Roger Swann to set up Sunshine Radio with the stated objective of broadcasting to holidaymakers in Majorca.
The cars they travelled in (a Lincoln Continental and a Mercedes) contained much of the broadcasting equipment that they intended to fit to an ancient wooden-keeled sloop.
Unfortunately, the Mercedes broke down on the M1, but the Lincoln Continental made it to Larne where the "radio ship" was being prepared.
Swann left after 10 days or so and ended up working on the Voice of Peace station, but the pirate radio ship didn't make any further than Dublin.
The final fate of the ship is unknown but rumour has it that some broadcasts to the Irish Republic were made from the vessel.