23/07/2025
The Importance of being Learnest
6 years ago this weekend I co-skippered a yacht in the infamous Round the Island race for The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, a registered charity that supports young people aged 8–24 to rebuild their confidence after cancer.
If there’s anything to knock the wind out of your sails, put life into perspective and be a lesson learned it’s a group of kids battling their way at such a young age.
Half way through the race we withdrew. The wind direction changed before we made it around the point. They enjoyed the sailing but most of all they enjoyed being with other kids just like them. So we motored back to the marina singing shanty songs, then they all fell alseep on the deck, then we took them for fish & chips.
Winners each and every one of them.
Do you know you can set up a direct debit each month for charities that make a difference. I do it for Great Ormond Street. It’s not a huge amount but it’s been sustained for 9 years so somewhere, along with everyone else doing the same, it makes a difference.
And if we can make a positive difference no matter how small we sleep better at night.
