SAILING NEWS
Skandia Cowes Week 7
sailing regatta on the planet
Ball helps
to raise
wonders
£78,000
for Ellen
MacArthur
Trust fund
THE Ellen MacArthur Trust
Ball took over proceedings at
Skandia Cowes Week with an
evening of high emotion, dancing
and exceptional fundraising at
Cowes Yacht Haven Events
Centre. Thanks to the amazing
support received, The Ellen
MacArthur Trust were pleased
to announce that the fundraising
total stood at £78, 328, over
£26,000 more than the ball
raised last year!
Auction prizes on offer
included a once-in-a-lifetime
driving experience on the
Nurburgring in Germany, a
bespoke Stevensons rocking
horse, a VW Touareg all
expenses paid driving experi-
ence for two in Dubai and the
top lot on the evening an Avon
5.6 adventurer rib signed by
Ellen MacArthur, which was
auctioned for an amazing
£20,000.
The ball, which saw 390 people
come together to celebrate The
Trust and it’s activities both on
and off the water, was kicked
off with a Mumm G. H.
Champagne reception before
heading in for the evening’s
events. Richard Simmonds
(APP Broadcast and BBC
Sailing Correspondent) took on
the role of MC for the night, as
he introduced Trust patrons
Ellen MacArthur and Shirley
Robertson to talk about the
charity and how the money
raised is being used. But the
stars of the show were Daniel
Monk and Katie Schuster, both
young adults who are now in
recovery from cancer and
leukaemia and have joined the
Trust sailing over the last three
years. Katie and Dan walked on
stage to a standing ovation as
they told their own story about
how The Trust has helped them
and made a difference to their
lives.
The evening was rounded off
by tribute band “Bjorn Again”
taking to the stage as the guests
danced the night away. The
band that have played for peo-
ple such as Russell Crowe and
Kylie Minogue, are considered
to be the best ABBA tribute
band in the world.
“Last night was just fantastic,
I can’t thank everyone enough
for all their support it is quite
amazing. I have been sailing
with the kids this week and I
can promise everyone that the
money donated will be well
spent, and that it really does
make a huge difference to the
lives of these children,” said
Trust patron Shirley Robertson.
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