Pair to sail West Lancs 24hr race in aid of Help for Heroes

Alan Roberts and Alex Pilkington are sailing West Lancashire Yacht Club 24 Hour Race on their own for charity in aid of Help for Heroes.

The West Lancs 24 hour race is usually sailed by a team consisting of at least 8 sailors, where helms and crews take it in shifts to sail continuously - Alan and Alex will be sailing the entire event on their own!

Please show them your support by donating - click here.

Alan and Alex have the backing of and would like to thank; SP Boats, Trident-UK, 1st Mark Dinghy Store, Speed Sails, Yachts and Yachting, TB4E.com, Boon Boats, Musto and Gill.

About the West Lancs 24 Hour Race

This is the UK's no.1 dinghy endurance race. The race is sailed on the relatively safe waters of the Marine Lake at Southport, and racing is continuous for 24 hours, even in extreme weather conditions. Entries are accepted from Sailing Clubs, Class Associations and Universities throughout the UK, with occasional visits from Ireland, France and even the USA. Crew and equipment/sail changes are permitted (in a specially designated docking area) during the race. The 24 Hour Race, now in its 45th year, is sailed in classic dinghies; Enterprise, GP14 and Lark.

24-hour-race.wlyc.org.uk

About Help for Heroes

The charity Help for Heroes was launched in October 2007 in order to provide direct, practical support to the current generation of servicemen and women who have been wounded, sick or injured in the line of duty. "What is H4H all about? It’s about the blokes, our men and women of the Armed Forces. It’s about Derek, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It is about Ben, its about Steven and Andy and Mark, its about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes."

The charity Help for Heroes was launched in October 2007 in order to provide direct, practical support to those wounded, sick or injured in the line of duty since 9/11. All the funds raised to date are either allocated or spent on the direct, practical support of those wounded in the current conflicts. To date, H4H has funded a variety of projects including the £8m Rehabilitation Complex at Headley Court, a new £3.5m treatment centre for Combat Stress, adaptive adventure training through the Battle Back programme and the creation of a £6m Quick Reaction Fund to support individuals in need.

www.helpforheroes.org.uk