Thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page.

My colleagues from Winch Design and I are taking part in the London
to Monaco Cycle Ride 18 – 27 September 2016 and raising money for the
Blue Marine Foundation.

Cycling a distance of approx 200km a day will be one of the
biggest physical challenges I have undertaken. It will be a fantastic ride and
a huge achievement for everyone involved so any donation will be greatly
appreciated! 

Thank you so much for your support.

http://london-monaco.cc/

The Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) is working to solve the
crisis of overfishing by creating marine reserves –parts of the ocean that
are protected so that fish and biodiversity can recover.

BLUE’s aim is to put 10% of the world’s oceans under
protection by 2020 and 30% by 2030.

Funds raised from the event will go towards two projects
that will contribute significantly to ocean protection:

The beautiful Aeolian Islands to the north of Sicily are
being threatened by overfishing and irresponsible tourism.

Funds raised from the cycle ride will go towards projects
which will:

• Build eco-moorings for sailing
  vessels so they don’t damage the sea grass beds when they anchor;

• Monitor and protect endangered marine
  species such as sperm whales and dolphins;

• Enhance fish reproduction through
  site-specific protection/zoning;

• Reduce the number of ‘ghost’ nets
  (discarded nets which trap species such as loggerhead turtles).

  The remote island of Ascension in the tropical Atlantic is
  home to some of the biggest fish in the world, sharks, turtles and rare
  sea birds, but was being plundered by long-line fishing. The UK
  government has just declared half Ascension’s waters protected from fishing,
  but the Ascension islanders rely on income from fishing licences. 

  Funds raised from the cycle ride will support BLUE’s work
  to open up other sources of income on the island, particularly science and
  eco-tourism so that 100% of the island’s waters (nearly twice the size of
  the UK) can become a marine protected area.