People's Boat

Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk at the Mercedes GP factory in Brackley to help launch the Brawn Lifeboat Challenge in aid of the RNLI.

The talk was given to 11 corporate teams, each charged with raising money for the RNLI to help fund a new boat on the Thames.

Using a mix of creativity and ingenuity the teams are challenged to turn £1000 into as much money as possible for the RNLI by 31st December. Whichever team raises the most net income will win the Brawn Lifeboat Challenge.

Teams there included Clifford Chance, Barclays, JP Morgan and John Lewis Partnership.

We will be involved with the campaign till the end in December and I will add updates as i get them.

Next speaking engagement is for the UK Sports Network in Ipswich on 14th April. The following day I sail out from Southampton as Guest Speaker on the cruise ship Arcadia, bound for St Maarten. I will be giving 8 talks on my racing career so far, including next years Global Ocean Race and the story behind the People's Boat campaign. A great chance to talk to a captive audience of 3000 wealthy people :-)