2500 miles in a Cornish Crabber 24 to save lives!
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Cornish Crabber owner, Simon D’Arcy, will be undertaking a major sailing challenge to raise awareness for Prostate Cancer. He will be singlehandedly circumnavigating the UK clockwise in his beloved Cornish Crabber 24, ‘Equinox’. The solo voyage of some 2500 miles will take between three to four months, starting from Chichester Marina on June 1st 2010.
Simon’s motive is to achieve as much TV, Radio and Press coverage as possible. Throughout the voyage he will be attracting attention to highlight the little-known fact that a simple PSA blood test for the early detection of Prostate Cancer is available to all men over 50 – simply by visiting their GP and requesting it. The PSA test proved a life saver for Simon, as he was totally symptomless. However, Simon still wishes he had the test when he was 50, rather than 57, as he could have caught the cancer much sooner. Now recovered, Simon naturally feels compelled to raise awareness and help others to learn from his experience. This test proved life saving for Simon, and he has Before setting off on his epic journey, we asked Simon how feels about the challenge:
“After beating Prostate Cancer, this voyage is the biggest challenge of my life! However, over the last 7 years, I’ve sailed over 8000 miles in my Cornish Crabber 24 and I have grown to understand her sailing qualities intimately. Her deep forefoot and overall hull shape make her a very weatherly yacht and because all the halyards, sheets and reefing lines feed back to the cockpit there is rarely a need to leave it – a major consideration in big seas!”
Here at Cornish Crabbers, we wish Simon the very best and will be spreading the word whenever we can! We will also be keeping you all updated on the progress of Simon’s exciting journey!
To find out more about Simon’s battle with Cancer and his awareness campaign, visit Simon’s blog here.
