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.
A windy day in Yorkshire
The wind is still blowing up to a gale force 8 at the moment, so we decided to stay in Bridlington for another day. However, the wind should be dropping over night, and the sea state improving, so we are considering a trip of over 100 miles to the Farne Islands. This would take in the region on 40 hours, but would put us on schedule (even with a 3 day stop for Mary to go to her graduation).
Today we went for a walk along the harbour wall and saw a lot of Brownies about to go for a boat ride. We didn't envy their leaders and all the seasick children they would have to deal with! We also looked into a couple of charity shops for some reading books, the one thing we didn't think to pack.
We have been able to charge phones on the boat (the wind generator has gone crazy in the wind) so calls, texts and messages here are all greatly recieved. Thank you all for your support so far, and keep checking for updates!

2 comments:

JCK said...

Thanks for your reports and pics. Amazing progress. We're always keeping an eye on the blog for new posts. You're in our prayers Take care. John & Sue Kevan

Graham Richards said...

Are you not stopping in Whitby then? Sorry to have missed you in Yorkshire if that's the case. Safe sailing, Graham Richards

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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