Jim Feldkamp

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Fundraising for UNICEF UK
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Event: Clipper Round the World Race, on 31 December 2020
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have the opportunity to do an adventure few are lucky enough (or insane enough) to try.   I'm taking a sabbatical, from teaching this year, to sail in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race around the world.

Having reached that age where the bones start to ache a little more and the years of hedonism  have finally caught up, I decided to do
“something completely different” (as Monty Python would say). 

To complete the full circumnavigation is one of the most challenging endurance events on the planet!

I will be sailing over 40,000 nautical miles, crossing the equator twice, the international date line, multiple oceans, and visiting 6 continents over 11 months. This will be a demanding challenge for our international crew with storms, mountainous waves, extremes of temperature, wind, and sea state, in a wet, leaning, exhausting environment! The first leg from the UK to Uruguay starts from London September 1, 2019.

Partnering up with UNICEF UK,  the Clipper race team has pledged to donate £33,000 per ship (11 ships are participating in the race).  With an average crew of around 60 people who will race either legs or the full Monty of around the world, we each need to support this goal.

Please show your encouragement for this adventure by supporting our very worthy charity UNICEF UK.   All donations will go to help children worldwide. UNICEF ensures more children get life-saving food, vaccinations, education and protection than anyone else!

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Thank you for your support! 

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UNICEF UK

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RCN 1072612 (England & Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland)
UNICEF works to build a better world for every child, every day. A world where every child has the chance to fulfil their potential and grow up healthy and safe. We work in 190 countries and territories around the world, reaching more children than any other humanitarian organisation.

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