Boatshed Dun Laoghaire is looking forward to attending the launch of an exciting and much anticipated new book this week, entitled “Ocean Fever” - The Damian Foxall story, written by Damian Foxall with David Branigan. David is a renowned Irish marine photographer journalist.

Damian Foxall is an Irish sailor, now living in France, and is well known in international offshore circles. To quote Irish journalist Tom McCaughren, “He races "anything and everything that floats" “. Damian completed a world circumnavigation in 2004 with Steve Fosset, (whose own adventures tragically ended c. September 2007). Damian subsequently went on to win the 2007/8 Barcelona world race on Paprec-Virbac with co-skipper Jean-Pierre Dick. He has entered no less than 3 Volvo Ocean races, and will race as part of one of at least 6 currently identified teams in the 2011 Volvo Ocean race. He is part of the Groupama team. Visit the team website www.cammasgroupama.com .

Happy reading.