Manx pair’s rowing boat challenge

Two men from the Isle of Man are hoping to navigate the Irish Sea in a home-made rowing boat.

Mark Buttery, 41, and Alan Kneen, 37, who hope to raise money for Leukaemia Research, will launch the boat at Peel Lifeboat slipway on Saturday.

Their maiden voyage will be in July 2007 when they sail 360 miles around the Irish Sea.