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We are sailing the Atlantic in November - and hope to raise £2,500 for Asthma UK.

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We leave from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands on November 14th and should arrive in Antigua in the Caribbean - roughly 2860 nautical miles away - in early December. You can follow our progress at blog.mailasail.com/sinan - we will be uploading news and pictures here each day.

There are four of us making the journey - for the first time:  Tim Kelsey (skipper), Colin Lloyd, Rhidian Wynn Davies and Kit Kelsey, who is 16 and the youngest of the team. Kit suffers from Asthma and we decided that we should use the opportunity to raise money for the vital work of Asthma UK in supporting patients. Over the last two years we have sailed from Torquay across the Bay of Biscay and down the coast of northern Spain and Portugal to the Canaries - in preparation for the Atlantic.

We are sailing aboard Sinan, a 43 foot Jeanneau Sun Odyssey Deck Saloon. Sinan is four years old. Sinan, by contrast, died 419 years ago. He was the Christian court architect to Suleyman the Magnificent, arguably the greatest Ottoman Sultan. Sinan orchestrated the building of some of the most beautiful buildings in the world including the great Suleiman mosque in Istanbul. He also built ships.

Thank you again for taking the time to visit this page - we hope you'll be as generous as you can.

 

Colin + co. This sounds like a more serious adventure than our cycle tour. Our biggest worry was if they served chevre chaud for lunch! Donation by Fred Fair 23/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Deirdre Hine 22/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina...best of luck. Donation by Julian Tyndale-Biscoe 19/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Tim, Kit, Rhidian -- smooth sailing! All best, Peter Donation by Peter Koenig 19/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck to Colin and all the crew. Excellent blog! Donation by Gareth and Rosie Lloyd 19/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrew Cash 18/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck for the trip Donation by Dan Rossner 17/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Wishing you guys all the best & some great sailing conditions. Donation by Diane Gould 16/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I hope you are all well and winds not too strong. See you all when you get back. Donation by Roger Taylor 16/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck Kit from Grandma, Grandad, Gilbert,Eddie and Hughie. Donation by Grandad 15/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Neil Goodwin 15/11/09  

£100.00

Donation by Tim Rowell 14/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

If it's as windy in the Atlantic as it is in XChurch harbour you're going to earn this.... Donation by Jonathon Carr-Brown 13/11/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

May the crossing be smoother than the stormy times at More Food! Donation by Caron Howe 13/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Finally - your'e pushing the boat out! Bon voyage; godspeed and, above all, be careful - it'll cause me no end of hassle if your'e not! Amanda x Donation by Amanda Ellis 13/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Hugh Taylor 13/11/09  

£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid

Good luck! Wishing you a fair wind! Donation by Gary Ashby 12/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Don't drop that camera Rhids! Donation by Aash 12/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

good luck and have fun... Donation by Simon Stevens 11/11/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck guys. Please be careful and try not to kill each other. Donation by Natalie Robson 11/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Robert Winnett 11/11/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

No mention of a Meursault outlet in St John's on the CIA Factbook but you'll deserve the best when you pull this one off. Safe trip! Donation by Alan and Donna Plunkett 11/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Tim and Kit Donation by Chris Guyver 11/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Tim - hope trust there are no mutinies on the high seas. Donation by Charles Lewington 10/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I admire anybody that can face up to the challenge of spending weeks stuck on a boat with Tim and Rhids.Well done Kit... Donation by Scott Parker 10/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

May the good ship Sinan get you over the Atlantic in one piece (and keep you there until the Hospital Guide is done and dusted...) Have a great time. Donation by Zoe Bedford 09/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Tim, I meant to say I notice we are scheduled to share platform at NAPC on 17 Nov. Looking forward to seeing you on satellite link from the Atlantic. Donation by Bob Gann 09/11/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

Donation by Bob Gann 09/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

best of luck guys Donation by Andrew Burton 09/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck and enjoy! Donation by David White 09/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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