Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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My son has,for several weeks,been training a crew of nine disabled ex-servicemen in an endeavour to qualify to race in the Rolex Fastnet Race.They qualified in good shape.Jason in a crew of fourteen, nine of whom have lost at least one of their limbs whilst serving in the Armed Forces will start the 600 mile race on Sunday 14th.August in the Yacht ```Spirit of Juno```.
You can track their progress on the third link.You can also if you wish sponser him and the crew on the second link.More details on the first link.
http://www.justgiving.com/JasonHansell.
http://fastnet.rorc.org/blog/race-information/tracking/index.html " target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">
http://www.blesma.org/news/amputee-crew-sails-again
http://www.justgiving.com/JasonHansell.
http://fastnet.rorc.org/blog/race-information/tracking/index.html
Stay safe enjoy the venture.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Good luck to them. I will try to look in.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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all the best to them, great stuff from son of reg.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Great stuff indeed from Jason and the crew
Good luck to them, be safe and enjoy.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Have made your boxes LIVE Reg. All should work fine now.
How to do it?
See the Smileys. Down there amongst the Smileys is a box called URL
Click that and it opens in your posting box. They type in between the two little boxes.
And then its all done.
Good luck to all.
Thats fantastic Reg wish them all the best from me
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Excellent, good luck guys
Good luck guys!
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Thanks Paul.I owe you a ``Hog``
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Fastnet Rolex Yacht Race.
Day One......`Spirit of Juno` is 30th in its class.189th in a race of 400 plus.
Making 8.5 knots.............No idea of weather conditions yet.
Not bad for a recently `fast tracked` trained crew of ex army war time amputees.
Second Day.......Lets hope their stamina and tenacity keep them going.Stay safe.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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The stamina might wane but tenacity never, not amongst a group like that, good luck to them.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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GOOD LUCK TO THEM ALL
A LOT OF TRAINING
LOT OF HARD WORK
GOOD LUCK JASON
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Second Day...7.30 am....Spirit of Juno in 24th position.........making 6.9 knots...473 knot miles completed.Keep it up Lads.......Doing extremely well.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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go on my jason
sure you will do well
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Gosh they are doing very well indeed. Further good luck to them. Tough race that.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Post Script.Second day.....Seven yachts have retired from race....Irish Sea is a challenge at the best of times.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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email from Jason.
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Heading for lands end, seen dolphins, had frantic first 12 hours but all steady winds now. i helmed last hour so hope it looked good, overtook open forty just now, picking boats off all the time! Got full main sail and no1 genoa have had reefs last afternoon. Had to drop genoa earlier as it had big rip (story to tell) hope this gets to you
Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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Good luck to them all, brave men. I have been tracking them here. Lots of them just past Lands End.
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Thanks Alec.Position 25th Spirit of Juno.Not bad for a Scatch team is it.I think they will have a grand party at the finish line.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Spirit of Juno successsfully round Fastnet Rock.In 19th position on the way back home.Alls well I have been sent these Pics but have not been able to access them.If anyone can please let me know how ?Or better still put them up for us to see.Thanks Reg H.
>https://picasaweb.google.com/108803912537532190120/RolexFastnetRaceStart2011WithTheFantasticBLESMACrewSailingSpiritOfJuno?authuser=0&feat=directlink