Follow Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage
by Emma McKinney 21 Apr 2009 17:39 BST
The website for the Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage of Discovery is now live. By visiting www.roundbritain.org you can follow the progress of Scarlett Oyster as she sails the 2000nm around Britain, read blogs from Ellen and the crew, buy tickets to join an audience with Ellen MacArthur and show your support for the Trust by buying a mile of the voyage and contributing to the fundraising target of £100,000.
The Voyage starts from Cowes on 3rd May, and 85 young people will sail the 48 foot yacht Scarlet Oyster the 2000 nautical miles around Britain on a four month voyage stopping at 17 ports around Great Britain including; Dover, London, Ipswich, Hull, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow, Belfast, Douglas, Liverpool, Cardiff and Torquay. Ellen MacArthur will sail on a number of legs with the young people, including the first leg from Cowes to Brighton.
The website is equipped with a Geovoile interactive tracking map and once the Voyage begins it will update the boat’s position every hour, and have the ability for visitors to watch video, listen to audio and read crew blogs flagged from where the content was sent.
Tickets can also be purchased through the website for a series of talks being given by Ellen MacArthur across Great Britain about her life and career, in conjunction with the Voyage. The talks are the first time Ellen has spoken publicly since her record breaking round the world voyage in 2005. For full details on dates and locations of the talks visit www.roundbritain.org/index.php/audience/. Demand for places will be high and so tickets should be purchased early to avoid disappointment!
You can also show your support for the Trust by donating £10 and ‘buying a mile’ of the Voyage through the website or by calling 0870 0636774. A virtual yacht has been created to track fundraising online and each donation will move it forward one mile.
Visit the site today to sign up as a friend of the Voyage and send the boat and crew messages of support as they complete their inspirational journey. And keep checking the site for news and twitter updates as well as videos and photos with highlights of all the activity onboard.