Rockall Solo Challenge

frostduke

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Hi ALL...yes I suppose I am a rather nutty, but we all have our EVEREST'S we wish to climb, and I'm seeking assistance on how to raise support to locate a yacht to take on this challenge.
I'm seeking an organisation or individual that can see this as a marketing opportunity to enable me to do this for a cause like Cancer Research UK etc. My plan is to circumnavigate the UK, Ireland, Rockall and Shetland next year in May/June. A charter company or a well-to-do gent/lady with a boat lying around not doing much..but rotting would be fine.

Previous twenty years of going to sea in all types of vessels along South Africa coast and last ten in the UK fun sailing and delivery of yachts from Hamble to Ipswich, Cork to Ipswich and Ipswich to Gibraltar.

Any advice or leads would be greatly appreciated.

Ken FD Jackson.
Endurance Sailor.

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Read the book by Chris Bonnington/Robin Knox-Johnston where RK-J took CB to Greenland in Suhali, a fairly small sailing boat. They sailed past Rockall.

Sea, Ice and Rock

Amazon have a few copies.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0924486481/103-7131760-3669432?v=glance>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0924486481/103-7131760-3669432?v=glance</A>



<hr width=100% size=1>One day, I want to be a real sailor. In the mean time I'll just keep tri-ing.
 
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