Next Tuesday, Islander David Temple will be setting sail around the UK in a mission to raise money and awareness for Parkinsons UK and Cure Parkinsons.
This wouldn’t necessarily be an extra ordinary trip, except David is in his 80s.
Six sailors
David and Andre Usborne (an ex-Olympian in his 70s) will be setting sail at 6am from Yarmouth Harbour on Tuesday 24th May to sail over 2,100 miles around the UK, navigating the most northerly point of the British Isles a rock called Muckle Flugga in a 29 day trip.
They will be joined at various stages to get through the tricky bits of the journey by Kit Noble (who has Parkinson’s) John Smith, Steve Burton and David’s grandson Sam.
Navigating around the most northerly point of the British Isles
Hannah Coleman explains more,
“What makes this trip truly unique is the fact the route includes navigating around the most northerly point of the British Isles a rock called Muckle Flugga (nearer to Norway than mainland Scotland).
“The trip is mapped out to take at least 29 days, with some tricky stretches of coast, overnight sailing, and everything the British weather throws at the crew in a 34ft yacht.”
Raising money for Parkinsons research
The aim is to raise as much money and awareness for two charities doing their utmost to find a cure for a disease which affects over 145,000 people in the UK alone.
As well as organising the fundraising element of the challenge, Hannah is also running a Facebook page, which will feature details of the route and daily journal updates from the crew on board.
If you’d like to support David in this challenge, you can donate via the Just Giving Page, where David also explains his motivation behind the trip.
Here’s wishing David a safe and speedy journey.
