Ois\u00edn Creagh flew his paramotor from Ireland to Africa in August \/ September 2016, to raise awareness and funds for an African charity.<\/p>\n
His expedition has earned him a nomination for an award with Ireland’s Outsider magazine<\/a> \u2013 the winners will be announced on 2 February 2016.<\/p>\n The Irishman, who was dubbed \u2018lawnmower man’ by Irish newspapers, planned and executed the 3,000km paramotor journey in order to try and raise \u20ac12,000 for the International development aid organisation, Gorta-Self Help Africa<\/a>, whose mission is to help end hunger and poverty in rural Africa.<\/p>\n Ois\u00edn left Ireland on 24 August, making the 38km crossing of the Irish Sea to Scotland \u2013 the first of three open-water crossings \u2013 and going on to fly 300km in two flights on his first day. It was just over three weeks before he set foot in Africa, landing at Ceuta on the northeastern tip of Morocco on 19 September after crossing the Straits of Gibraltar. Sadly, the permit to fly in Morocco that he had applied for arrived too late, hence the final destination of Ceuta, which is Spanish owned. Source:: Ozone Paramotor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ois\u00edn Creagh flew his paramotor from Ireland to Africa in August \/ September 2016, to raise awareness and funds for an African charity.<\/p>\n His expedition has earned him a nomination for an award with Ireland’s Outsider magazine<\/a> \u2013 the winners will be announced on 2 February 2016.<\/p>\n The Irishman, who was dubbed \u2018lawnmower man’ by Irish newspapers, planned and executed the 3,000km paramotor journey in order to try and raise \u20ac12,000 for the International development aid organisation, Gorta-Self Help Africa<\/a>, whose mission is to help end hunger and poverty in rural Africa.<\/p>\n
\nOis\u00edn flew an OZONE Spyder 26, and Air Conception Nitro 200 motor.
\nHere is what Oisin says …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n