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Johnny Ward is part of a four-man rowing team that has crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a single boat.
The travel blogger is originally from Kilkeel, County Down, and took on the challenge to raise awareness about mental health.
The trip - dubbed The Atlantic Dash - was a 3,200 mile journey from the Canary Islands to Antigua.
Johnny s crewmates were Billy Taylor, Martin Heseltine and BBC TV chef Dirty Vegan Matt Pritchard.
They initially set off from Lanzarote on 6 March, but the journey had to restart from Fuerteventura a week later because of seat problems.
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By James McCarthy
image captionDirty Vegan star Matt Pritchard has been rowing the Atlantic as part of a four-man crew
While most of us have spent months locked down, Dirty Vegan Matt Pritchard has completed a row of the Atlantic.
The BBC TV chef was in a team of four crossing the ocean to raise awareness about mental health - and they reached the finish line in Antigua on Sunday.
Initially setting off on the 3,200 mile trip from Lanzarote on 6 March, they had to restart from Fuerteventura a week later.
They could undertake the voyage as Covid rules allow charity events.
East Carolina University School of Music (SoM) continues to celebrate jazz with the 18th annual Dr. Billy Taylor Jazz Festival which began on April 18 with graduate and senior recitals and will conclude with a discussion on jazz on April 24 at 5:30 to 7 p.m and a Gala Concert at 8 p.m.
The jazz discussion will stream on Zoom and can be accessed via the SoMâs website. The Gala Concert will include performances by stream for free online at livemusic.ecu.edu.
ECU Director of Jazz Ensembles Carroll Dashiell said Taylor was his mentor and, when the SoM began the jazz festival, he said they wanted to name it in someoneâs honor. Dashiell said Taylor graciously accepted the honor when he was asked if they could name the festival after him. Taylor died December 28, 2010, according to his biography on The Kennedy Center website.