The Marie Curie Ocean Challenge - 3-6 July 2009
Join us on a four-day adventure, sailing some 250-300 miles across the Channel and back to the historic port of St Malo while raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
No previous sailing experience is needed as you'll get all the training you'll need to be able to sail the yachts. You'll work together as a crew to sail the boat under the direction of a professional skipper.
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Highlights Include:
> Race training on board an ocean going Farr 65 > Visiting the historic port of St Malo > Competing against your fellow yachts > Learning new skills to Royal Yachting Association standards
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Package Includes:
> One day's sail training |
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| Day 1 | Arrive 9am for breakfast. You'll meet your fellow shipmates and enjoy a tour of the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth's awe-inspiring 170 metre high landmark and the perfect place to say goodbye to your landlubber chums. Then there will be sail training on the water and familiarisation with the yachts before heading off later in the afternoon. The first leg through the Channel Islands will involve racing against the other yachts and sailing through the night so. |
| Day 2 | All yachts will rendezvous in St Malo in the afternoon/evening. You'll have a chance to explore historic St Malo and in the evening we will have a celebratory meal at a restaurant in the harbour. |
| Day 3 | In the morning there will be more time to explore St Malo and have lunch before setting sail mid-afternoon for the return leg to Portsmouth. This will be another overnight sail. |
| Day 4 | Arrive back in Portsmouth in the afternoon. |
The event is open to novice sailors and the more experienced. Individuals and teams or groups of friends can apply to join this event and help raise much needed funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The money you raise will help us provide more care for terminally ill cancer patients across the UK, totally free.
The cost of the event is just £100, and we ask that each participant raises a minimum of £1,250 in sponsorship above this. This includes all on-board meals, accommodation on the yachts and training on the first day, as well as a free training day prior to the event.
For more information and to register for the event go to www.mariecurie.org.uk/sailtostmalo, Call 08700 340 000 or e-mail events@mariecurie.org.uk
A selection of photographs from the 2008 event are in the gallery.
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