Raised: 42%
Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £4,175.35
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My story

 

The Cause

Seafarers UK aims to unite the maritime charity sector to address the specific needs of seafarers and their families. Seafarers UK is able to use its experience of working with the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy and fishing fleets to raise money and distribute it where it is needed. As an umbrella Seafarers UK can lead the sector in maximising the effectiveness of its fundraising activities. Over the last ten years Seafarers UK has granted £28 million and our work continues with particular emphasis on:

Elderly Seafarers

ensuring they can live a dignified and poverty-free life, with access to health care and domestic assistance. Dependents & Families – helping them to maintain a reasonable quality of life including accommodation, clothing and education.

Serving Seafarers

ensuring they have access to reasonable shore facilities including transport and communication with their families.

Maritime Trainees

providing financial assistance to those from underprivileged backgrounds who wish to train for a seagoing career e.g. Sea Cadets

In addition to the above, our long term aim is to maximise efficiency and promote best practice across the sector as a whole.

 

The Challenge........

To sail around the Isle of Wight and then to cycle around its 62 miles of coastline all in the space of 48 hours

 

The Challengers!

To take on this mighty challenge 12 individuals have gathered together. We will form two groups of 6 to crew two yachts and sail around the island and then cycle 62 miles to get around the coastline.

There is some sailing and cycling experience amongst the team but no one has ever sailed or cycled the distances involved or done both back to back in this way!

Over the coming months we will be training hard to achieve the level of fitness needed to complete the challenge and campaigning to raise funds to support the good work done by Seafarers UK.


This page will be updated to keep track of the training and activities done to date to help raise money for the cause!


Your Support

Now you know what we're doing, please show your support by donating throw the big button on the page.

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So please dig deep and donate now.

Well done. Donation by Jeremy Narbett 23/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Big K Donation by kevin Allinson 18/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done, good work Donation by Kevin Brady 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Alison & George Clark 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done Donation by Tim Sellers 20/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrew Courts 27/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you had a really enjoyable weekend. Well done for the baking as well as the sailing and cycling. Donation by Peter Ostojic 27/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I hope you dont all get too saddle sore. Best wishes. x Donation by Mairead Madden 26/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Cynthia Cutforth 25/09/09  

£10.00

Good luck! not sure if I am envious of you guys or just glad its you and not me! (Especially the cycling) Donation by Paul Birdsall 24/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Amanda Sochall 24/09/09  

£40.00

Good luck! Break a leg - not literally! Donation by Sar (as in Sarmos) 24/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrew Jones 22/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck to Steve and team Donation by Graham & Sue Austin 21/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck Everyone. Donation by Heather Macfarlane 21/09/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Donation by Rosalind Marshall 18/09/09  

£20.00

Good luck, don't forget lifejackets. Donation by Paul Barton 06/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Go Steve Barton Go! Donation by Alan Glynne-Jones 03/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

On Behalf of Jim & Becca Bennett. Thanks guys Donation by Rob Noble 28/08/09  

£20.00

Good luck! Donation by Asif Farooq 27/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck guys, double it if you swim it too! Donation by James Harwood 26/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck, even if it is slightly insane! Donation by David Mair 25/08/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Best of luck! Donation by Stephen Temple 25/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Alison Delius 25/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Enjoy it Donation by Ros Whiffen 22/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Fair winds, following seas and a soft saddle!! Donation by Malcolm Cheek 20/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Elaine Carrington 17/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Don't forget to take Jelly Babies with you! Fair winds and compliant tides! Donation by Raymond Watts 17/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Seafarers Uk have helped a relative of mine in the past. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to donate and ahve a great time! Donation by Hilary Harrop 17/08/09  

Bon Voyage Donation by Martin Kerridge 13/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,047.00
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