One of the biggest challenges of the natural world, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is an endurance test like no other. With no previous sailing experience necessary, competitors take part in a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. This will be the 11th edition of this biennial race founded Bt Sir Robin Knox-Johnstone - who won the Sunday Times Golden Globe prize for the first solo non-stop circumnavigation in 1969. 

The Race consists of 12 matched 70' boats with crews of upto 20 of which all but the skipper are amateurs and 40% have never sailed before they start the Clipper 4 week training process. There are 8 legs and you can choose to do one or more legs or the whole circumnavigation. I have chosen all 8 legs.

UNICEF is the charity partner of Clipper and we support its valuable work with children who are vulnerable or in danger around the world - including in many crisis hit countries.

Right now, millions of children are in danger. They face violence, disease, hunger and the chaos of war. Unicef ensures more children get life-saving food, vaccinations, education and protection than anyone else. Today, children in places like Syria, South Sudan and Yemen are caught up in violent conflict, with millions forced to flee their homes. In 2015, Unicef responded to 310 emergencies in 102 countries. Please donate what ever you can to my fundraiser for Unicef UK. With your help, we can build a safer world for children. Our work concentrates on education, food, clean water, vaccines, disaster relief and protecting from violence and abuse. Children need our help more now than at almost any other time in recent history.

Just giving is a very effective way of getting your donation to the charity where it can do most good. If you would be eligible for Gift Aid please ensure you claim it.

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Thanks for your generosity to a very worthy cause.

Graham