Charlie is Currently competing in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race (made famous in 2005 by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle who made a documentary of their own attempt at the race) which covers 2,550 nautical miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua not only that but he is doing it alone! Check out his blog here and read the tragic story behind his reason for partaking in this grueling event.
What has this got to do with Mailspeed? well Charlie is a member of the Royal Burnham Yacht Club (just down the road from our Burnham store) and the team in the Burnham store have helped him out with some of the kit required to take part.
Good luck Charlie for the rest of the race!
Continuing the Burnham on Crouch theme, you may recall the article on this blog last year referring to the Boating on a Budget scheme set up to raise funds for the new boathouse required to house the new lifeboat in Burnham. Well as those of you who attended the boat show will have seen Barangoola was proudly displayed next to the main stage during the show where you had the opportunity to win her for just £5. The draw took place on the last Sunday of the Show where the lucky winners were the Grimster Family from Buckinghamshire. Well done to everybody involved in the project which managed to raise a fantastic £17,000 at the show.
The Lucky winners with Lifeboat volunteers and the beautifully restored Barangoola
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