16th Aug 2010

Charley's Dad with Jalousie

Charley braves the Channel

STOP PRESS...

Charley now has permission to make this attempt. WELL DONE CHARLEY - ANOTHER HURDLE ACCOMPLISHED! Watch this space for a confirmed date.

Following her father's recent diagnosis of bile duct and pancreatic cancer, Charlotte Steel felt inspired to take on a significant challenge whilst raising funds for Sail 4 Cancer to help others in a similar situation.

She felt the challenge needed to be related to their shared passion of sailing. “My Dad first took me sailing when I was 11 years old and we developed a great father daughter bond that has helped make me into the person I am today.” she explains.

	A really BIG Challenge
	“The Dover Strait is the busiest shipping lane in the world. The passage of ships through the Dover Strait is further complicated by the presence of strong tides, sandbanks, shoals and a great deal of concentrated cross-channel traffic. Additionally weather conditions in the Strait are liable to rapid change. Even in comparatively light winds, the strong tides can give rise to rough seas with steep breaking waves. Visibility is often poor, changing quickly to dense fog, even in strong or gale-force winds, rendering navigation difficult.” (Source: Maritime & Coastguard Agency)

Charley continues: “I decided in order to try and raise a substantial amount, something really BIG was called for, so this inspired me to think of sailing from Dover to Calais in Enterprises (a 4 metre long, two person dinghy). I plan to sail in my Dad's boat 'Jalousie' in order to keep the challenge personal to me, but there will be a total of five boats sailing, with ten people as helms and crew. There will also be a fabulous back-up team for safety and to act as escort.

If you could kindly support this marvellous charity through our endeavours with your donations, however large or small, we would be eternally grateful.”

	The Intrepid Teams
	1. Charley Steel and Hannah Marsden 2. Adam Mcgovern and Chris Robinson 3. Adam Savage and Frances Holmes 4. Kevin Morris and Alice Walton

We at Sail 4 Cancer wish Charley and her team every success in their epic challenge, which is scheduled to take place on June 12th this year. You can sponsor them and offer your words of encouragement using the donation form below. (Please note that all money raised will go to Sail 4 Cancer and will not be used to fund the challenge.)

Story by Cathy Jenkins

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