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What We Are Doing
Well here we are, planning a trip around the UK coast, we leave on the 12th of June for the 2 and a half month trip, in a boat about the length of a modern estate car. Crazy? Foolhardy?

Well we like to think so.

The aim of this sponsored sail is to raise money for the Fellowship Afloat's bursary fund, which provides oppurtunities for people to enjoy outdoor activities who might otherwise not be able to afford it.

One of Fellowship Afloat's big goals is to allow as many people as possible the oppurtunity to enjoy the activities that the centre provides. Over the years this has meant subsidising the costs for many individuals and groups.

The fund setup to provide for these groups and individuals has been supported over the years by generous legacy's and donations, but this has over the last three years been depleted as Fellowship Afloat has sought to offer itself to more.

We plan with this trip to replenish the bursary fund, our goal £10,000 is the amount that Fellowhsip Afloat spent last year from this fund, and if we can raise it will guarantee another years worth of support.

Please keep checking this page as we update it with our location and the tales of our travels around the UK. If you would like to donate money to the bursary fund Click on the link at the top of the page.
Jelly Fish Clothing
Do you want to help raise awareness of our trip, or perhaps just need a few more T-shirts to get you through the summer?

Have a look at the range of clothes you can buy with our logo here. 15% of all sales goes to Fellowship Afloat Bursury Fund.
Where is the money spent?
Well £15 pounds would provide food for someone for the whole weekend, including some great cake. £35 pounds would give someone the chance to sail for a day. £69 would pay for someone to spend a weekend onboard.
How do I donate?
To sponsor us click on the JustGiving logo above to hand over your hard earned money, our current total is shown to the left. The site offers a variety of ways to give. It will require you to enter your address and name, to make sure you don't donate someone elses money.
To check security online always look for the padlock logo at the bottom of your browser.

How much should I give?
One idea we've had for sponsorship is that people sponsor us for a day. If you donate £20 and send us your details (numbers, best time to call you etc) through the contact page we will endeavour to contact you on the day and let you know of our progress so far. If you would be able to think and pray for us on that day as well, we would really appreciate that too.

Are there any other ways?
You can of course donate through conventional ways, cheque etc. You can do this by contacting Fellowship Afloat, but this makes it harder to claim 'gift aid' back.
Although we have set a financial target for our trip your prayers and messages of support throughout our trip will be just as important to us.
Thank you very much for your support, and for reading through all the information on the site.
Becky and Mary

About the Boat
The boat, Jellyfish, is a 21ft Mark II Corribee built in 1980. She is a bilge keel (two short fins on either of side), which makes her ideal for the East Coast where she is moored.

Although easliy controlled by one person we have decided to do this together because 10 weeks on your own sounds like a long time to us, and the challenge of coping with each other for that long will undoubtedly create some intersting posts! Corribees are well known for their sea worthiness. Dame Ellen MacArthur sailed around Britain in Iduna, her own Corribee, when she was 18 years old. Since then several have crossed the Atlantic, although we don't plan on going that far yet.

For more information on the boat you can go to the Corribee Class Association website, for more information about our trip have a look at our Big Plan