Mick Dawson (GBR)

Maritime Adventurer and World Record Holder

Mick Dawson is a former Royal Marine, author, and filmmaker recognized as one of the most experienced ocean rowers in the world. He has successfully rowed the Atlantic Ocean twice and skippered the first and only rowing boat to cross the North Pacific, completing a monumental voyage from Japan to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

In 2015, Mick founded The Cockleshell Endeavour, a resource dedicated to helping recovering veterans address physical and mental health challenges. Through this initiative, he raises awareness and funding for military charities while supporting the service community.

Mick's first book, titled Battling the Oceans on a Rowboat (2017), showcases his incredible journey to complete one of the world’s last great firsts. His second book, Never Leave A Man Behind (2020), details his work with recovering veterans and his epic row across the Pacific with blind veteran Steve Sparkes, another world first.

Mick’s journey has also been documented in the Discovery Channel film Rowing The Pacific, which covers that ground-breaking North Pacific row in 2009.