David McLeman
Fastnet Race 2009 - Offbeat Campaign for Help for Heroes
Fundraising for Help for Heroes
David, David, Ian, Mike, Jonathon, Keith, Ralph and Tom will be competing in this year's Fastnet Race on board a 35' racing yacht "Offbeat". We are raising funds for "Help for Heroes" to support the many young people in our armed forces returning wounded from the current campaigns abroad. If you are able to, please sponsor us now, we would really appreciate your support. Full details of our campaign can be found at www.j109offbeat.co.uk .
We have now completed our qualification training and race mileage and are ready for the race itself. Starting on Sunday 9th August 2009, the Fastnet is recognised as one of the world's most gruelling yacht races. The course of this challenging event covers over 600 miles of non-stop racing, 24 hours a day over 5 days and nights, in open sea along the English Channel, across the Irish Sea to the Fastnet Rock, then round the Scilly Isles to finish in Plymouth.* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.