To pilot a “Gemini Zapcat” power-boat around the UK to raise funds for two major charities:
- CLIC Cancer and Leukaemia in Children
- RNLI Royal National Lifeboat Institution
It sounds easy doesn’t it? However...
- This craft is only 4m long with little to no protection from the elements
- We will only be stopping to refuel
- I am disabled, having one arm only.
which is why I am truly...
‘Going Round Britain Single-Handed’!
Please Support Us
If you are interested in being involved or helping supporting us and would like to contribute, you are welcome to make a donation by cheque made out to “Around Britain Single Handed” Any amount however small will be a great help and be appreciated, many thanks in anticipation. Any funds not used on the trip will be re allocated to the charities after the event.
Why do this?
I had a traumatised accident in 1994 rendering my left arm paralysed after several operations and nerve transplants. I spent nearly a year on a ward with people suffering from similar outcomes to mine and watched as they “gave up”.
It’s never been in my nature to be ‘disabled’. I set about rebuilding my life (married with four children) and my business (I specialise in high performance car and powerboat maintenance).
I carried my paralysed arm around and had several nerve operations before I made the decision to have it removed in 2004. It was a tough call but it transformed my life by way of allowing me to become more physically active, despite the unwelcome presence of “Phantom Limb Syndrome” which to this day provides me with constant pain.
As a ‘disabled person’ I started to snowboard with my children and in 2007 and 2008 competed successfully in the National Zapcat Championship Race Series, gaining several podium finishes.
This inspired me to the challenge to raise funds for CLIC Sargent [Cancer and Leukaemia in Children] and the RNLI for “The New Lizard Lifeboat”
Please Support The Charities
If you are interested in supporting the charities and would like to contribute, you are welcome to make a donation, however small through the “Just Giving” donate links on my websites HOME Page or you can make a donation in person at one of our night fuel stops on route - it will be a great help and will be greatly appreciated, many thanks in anticipation.
- Neil Bainbridge