Finish in sight for Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage
After almost four months at sea and a journey of 2,000 nautical miles around Britain the finish is in sight for the Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage of Discovery.
The inspirational voyage began in Cowes on 3rd May and has visited 17 major ports around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland including Brighton, Dover, London, Ipswich, Hull, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow, Belfast, Douglas, Liverpool, Cardiff and Torquay. Each leg of the Voyage has been crewed by young people in recovery from cancer and leukaemia, giving over 70 individuals the opportunity to experience sailing and rebuild their confidence.
The final leg of the voyage will see the yacht ‘Scarlet Oyster’ leave from Torquay on 06 September and arrive at the PSP Southampton Boat Show at 10.00am on Friday 11 September with Trust Patron Dame Ellen MacArthur onboard. The public will be able to visit ‘Scarlet Oyster’ at the boat show, where she will be on display on berth 525 until Saturday morning (12th September).
On Saturday 12th September Scarlet will return home to Cowes, concluding this once in a lifetime journey and realising the Trust’s aspiration to sail around Britain with a crew of young people in recovery from cancer and leukaemia with one aim; to ‘inspire young peoples’ cancer recovery through sailing’.
Buy a Mile
‘Scarlet Oyster’ has not been alone on her voyage, she has been accompanied by our virtual ‘Buy a Mile’ boat which has been raising money to fund future Ellen MacArthur Trust projects. Every generous donation of £10 to buy a mile has moved the boat forward and is now just over 155 miles short of her final destination. We need your help to raise the final £1,550 and make the homecoming extra special. Show your support by donating online using our ‘Buy a Mile’ button at the top of this page.
In conjunction with the voyage Ellen MacArthur has travelled the country to deliver her first public talks since her record breaking voyage around the world more than four years ago. At each inspirational talk Ellen has spoken about her life, round-the-world voyages, the work of the Ellen MacArthur Trust and her plans for the future. The final chance to attend a talk will take place in Cowes on Tuesday 15th September 2009. Tickets are available for purchase from the ‘Audience with Ellen’ section on this site, and cost just £10 for adults and £5 for children and concessions. 100% of the ticket proceeds will go directly to the Ellen MacArthur Trust to support future projects.
Many thanks in advance for your continued support and in helping to make this important project a success and in raising valuable funds for the Ellen MacArthur Trust.
