The Wheelhouse - Mercy Ships: quality medical care for the world's poor

Jul 28, 2016, 12:00 PM

Mercy Ships is an organisation which funds state-of-the-art floating hospitals, staffed by maritime and medical volunteers. Over the years, tens of thousands of people have travelled the world aboard Mercy Ship’s vessels, spending up to a year at a time in developing countries and providing the highest quality medical care in places where health services are often only available to the very wealthy. James Finlayson spoke to Mercy Ships National Director in Spain, Ricardo Menzies. If you want to know more about Mercy Ships or if you'd like to make a donation or even volunteer, please visit their website at www.mercyships.org Also in today's programme, a very different type of seafaring altogether. Pindar Sailing Abu Dhabi owns a pair of pristine Volvo Ocean Race yachts - the high-performance rally cars of the sea - and you can charter these boats for a day of unparalleled thrills. Mike McDowall speaks to Pindar Sailing Chief Executive, Philippe Falle, about his life, his glittering sailing career, and his mission to bring yacht racing to the Middle East. For more information on Pindar Sailing, click here: http://pindarsailingabudhabi.com/