Hi,

I am Mark Day. I am undertaking a huge personal challenge next year, aiming to go from never having sailed before to becoming an ocean racer, and sailing over 6000 nautical miles from Seattle on the west coast of the USA, to Washington on the Eastern Seaboard. I have already completed my training, and am now just waiting for my race to begin.

As part of our journey we are aiming to raise money for the chidlrens charity UNICEF. UNICEF has been both a Charity and Team Partner for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race since the 2015-16 edition and during this time has raised £1.6 million for children around the world.

They have 15,000 people working for children in more than 190 countries, responding to emergencies and building long-term resilience. We save children's lives with vaccines, clean water, and therapeutic food. We protect children from violence, exploitation, and abuse. We empower children through quality education. And we seek to create a safe and sustainable world where children can live, learn and grow.

Every pound you raise will make a difference to every child, every day, everywhere.

- A donation of £165 could buy a wheelchair for a child with limited mobility

- A donation of £275 could buy a midwifery kit containing all of the medicines, medical supplies and sterilisation equipment for a maternity ward to support the delivery of 50 babies