Raised: 14%
Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £1,424.19
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Members of the team, Team Last Inn, have enjoyed this race for the last ten years and this year we are giving back something to the sport.  So please dig deep and help us raise as much as we can for RYA Sailability and help others have the opportunity to not only sail but enjoy such great races. 

Follow our progress on threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk and via satellite trackers, when they don't show us on the car park of a hotel in Barmouth for 5 days.

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Following a week of ideal sailing weather, guess what happened - the day we sail the boat from Menai it changed to cold and wet, typical Three Peaks weather.  Anyway, Dennis, the owner Steve and myself brought the boat into Barmouth harbour on Saturday ready for the race.  The RYA Sailability flags are flying from spreaders.  The team will be out there training hard, in the Last Inn.  Woops I mean we will have tactical meetings after training over the coming weekends.

The Last Inn will be holding some musical Sailability fund raising evenings over the next few months

Many thanks to DP World of Southampton for your help and support

The boat had her bottom cleaned and anti-fouled last weekend and had visitors to Barmouth interested when it lay on its side by the harbour wall.  Of course it was done on purpose!!  Steve said he only went for a shower!!! A likely story.  This weekend, 6/7 June,  we will have a full team training session with Radio Wales on board to check out our progress and Sanoodi to set up the tracker and web page.

As you can see, sadly, we've lost Matt through injury and Simon joins us with a hope of finishing this time.  When we sailed as Team AF Switchgear we broke the forestay and cross trees in a f10 storm in the Irish Sea and had to retire.   Simon is a keen ultra-marathon runner, so should be easily capable of putting in a good time.

Many thanks to AF switchgear for their help and support through Sandra and Harry.

10th June

Two more weeks of glorious sunshine and guess what, we step on board and by the time we were approx half mile out Icelandic weather came from nowhere.  What a training day!  The forecast was max. 15 knot wind and we had 36 (F8 Beaufort).  Even a local fishing boat couldn't get back into the harbour.  Having lost the inflatable and outboard, we finally landed at 22:30 and, by the time everything was put away, we were just in time for a last pint and an Indian at a local hot-spot.

Radio Wales' Huw Jenkins was on board.  He was impressed and will be broadcasting a piece about the crew and race shortly.  Paul from Sanoodi.com came on board to set up the tracker ready for the race, it took all of ten minutes.  It would have been quicker but I'd forgotten my pass word and he had to produce another account.  You can read all about the adventure on: http://www.sanoodi.com/people/mistarurdd/  and http://blog.sanoodi.com/news/.

Well done from all those of us who keep promising that we'll do it next year. Excellent cause. Donation by David Thomas 24/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Hi Dave. Pity you couldn't come to my party in Brum, but I see your point. How could it compete with cold, wet, hungry, tired! Have a great race. Donation by Jill Hudson 22/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

have a good race - not too much rowing -KKCC Donation by Janers 21/06/09  

£20.00

Good Luck Dave! Donation by Mark and Teresa Whitehouse 19/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck!! Donation by Fi and Alex 19/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Dennis, have a "safe and speedy" one! Donation by Devi and Geoff 19/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Quiche!!! Go for it matey. A champion is someone who gets up, even when they can't. Donation by The Curtos 18/06/09  

£40.00

Good cause - hope all goes well Donation by Matthew Bradley 18/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the best Keith you and your team Donation by Daya K Dubey 18/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best to your team Keith. Donation by Tarun Kumar 18/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Looking forward to tracking you online! Good Luck Donation by Brian Thomson 18/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Remember to drinks lots of tuica, Denis, it settles the stomach Donation by Pauline and Jim 14/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck to all the team (especially to Denis) from California! Donation by Linda and Alan Clelland 14/06/09  

£50.00

Good luck! Donation by Liz Salmon 11/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go Denis and good luck to you all in realising your target. Donation by Henry Marcuzzi 10/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

I know how tough this race is - I'm still receiving therapy! Good luck guys, I'll be watching your every move, including any diversions to pubs! Donation by Catherine Robinson 08/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sounds gruelling. Hope all goes swimmingly ( not literally!) Donation by Hilary and Tony 03/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Dad and all the team. You must be mad to be doing this again! Donation by Lucy & Jamie 03/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the best Dave, watch it in the Swellies!!!!! Donation by Harry & Sandra Foster 03/06/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all - it's a great cause! Donation by Bob Comlay 03/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the best! Donation by John & Mariam 03/06/09  

£20.00

Good Luck Dad and all the team xxx Donation by Jess & Brad 03/06/09  

£15.00

Best of luck Dave Donation by Doug Harrison 04/05/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

good luck, we love you :) Donation by Rach & Aid's 24/04/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good luck mate,rather you than me,wish I was that bloody fit !! Donation by Darren Pearce 22/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Mr Harris! Please don't break anything! :-) xx Donation by Han 10/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck Birdy! Donation by David and Jean 07/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

No pressure, but win one of the trophies!! Donation by Heather Priestley 07/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck hope all goes well Donation by Sue Drodge 06/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Don't stand up when using the toilet on the boat! Donation by Carl 31/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £920.00
  Offline donations: £504.19
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £218.59

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