Race To Scotland
Ken Fowler
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Charity
- Fee:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Travel
- Updated:
- 7th February 2021
- Tagged:
- Adventure | Charity | Sailing | Storytelling
The story of an epic challenge to become the smallest dinghy to ever sail from Lands End to John O Groats. Ken's boat Yoda weighs as much as a labrador dog and is only twice the length of your bath tub at home. By attempting to sail it from Lands End to John O Groats he hopes to raise £50,000 for two Cancer charities, but with only 1 person having achieved it before the odds are stacked against him. Follow the emotional roller coaster of RNLI rescues, giant whirlpools, fog banks and thieving badgers as he progresses northwards. Told with lots of on board footage and stunning photos Ken re-tells his adventures in an open and honest way, reflecting on the emotions of loss, loneliness, elation and the pressures that time constraints bring. You don't have to be a sailor to relate to this talk, it is designed for all and guarantees you an hour of adrenaline filled armchair adventuring. The talk is given solely to help raise money for Cancer charities.
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Winner of the Old Pulteney Maritime Hero of the year award 2018 and runner up in the Yachts and Yachting Achievement of the Year 2016, my talks are about charity adventure dinghy sailing . The talks are not designed just for sailors, but for everyone. Focussing on the emotional roller coaster, and the physical/mental challenges that such extreme adventures bring with them. The story is told with the addition of "on baord" video footage and stunning photos enabling you discover the stunning scenry and intriguing places of the UK coastline. Each adventure is full of unusual situations which bring to life the human side of taking on such unusual challenges. The talks are given solely with the aim of raising money for two charities, Cancer Research and Oakhaven Hospice and I take no formal fee - just a donation to the charities. Two talks are available: "Race To Scotland" - the story of sailing a dinghy twice as big as your bath tub from Lands End to John O Groats; "Going Dizzy in a Dinghy" - the story of trying to become the first person to dinghy sail round all the 250 plus islands in England and Wales.
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