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I’ve entered the Clipper round the world yacht race, one of the most formidable challenges available to amateur sailors. The race starts from the uk on 1 September. I’m on the first 3 legs which take me across the Atlantic Ocean to Uruguay. Then back across the Atlantic to Cape Town. Then the ‘Southern Ocean Sleigh ride’ down to Fremantle, Australia. I then miss a couple of legs before rejoining in Zhuhai, China for the big North Pacific leg to Seattle.

I’ve never done anything remotely like this before and approach it with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. As much as anything it will be an interesting social experiment to throw 20 strangers together on a small boat, keep them cold, hungry and, at times, terrified. Shake vigorously and observe. There’s a book in there but I think it’s already been written by William Goulding in ‘Lord of the Flies.’

I’m on the big blue UNICEF boat and am raising money for unicef uk. I’m not normally a fan of international charities, particularly ones with a political agenda and funded largely by governments. UNICEF seems different in that around 70% of funds raised reach the front end, the CEO is relatively modestly remunerated and most of its funds are raised from the public rather than allocated by governments. I’m a supporter and hope you feel able to donate.

Needless to say, all the money raised will go to unicef and I’m not asking you to pay for my adventure!

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