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£4,400

raised of £750 target by 148 supporters

Sam Harcus

Iʼve raised £4,400 to raise funds for local Orkney lifeboat stations.

: Local community
: Funded on Sunday, 18th June 2023

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Big Skiff Excursion 2023

In early June this year we aim to sail a restored traditional Westray Skiff around the Mainland of Orkney accompanied by a small escort fleet to raise the profile of our traditional sailing heritage while raising funds for the RNLI.

The Skiff we are using was built in Westray around 1899 and has a varied history until it was recently extensively restored and rigged similarly to a very few still in existence and raced by the Westray Sailing Club.

Weather dependent we intend to leave Kirkwall on the Friday night (June 9th) on a suitable tide and sail around the Orkney Mainland, around 90NM, arriving back in Kirkwall on the Saturday afternoon. The event will finish with local music in the Kirkwall Sailing Club, overlooking the Kirkwall Lifeboat Station.

All funds raised will be distributed equally among the 3 Orkney Lifeboat Stations, Kirkwall, Stromness and Longhope.

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1 year ago
Sam Harcus
1 year ago
Thank you to all who participated, donated and supported us along the way. The JustGiving page was closed yesterday and our final total (minus JustGiving deductions and adding cash donations) is *****£4305.40***** Robbie Drever at Highland Park will now liaise with the Robertson Trust to get this total TRIPLE funded! As soon as that's processed all proceeds will be distributed equally among RNLI Kirkwall Lifeboat RNLI Stromness Lifeboat and RNLI Longhope Lifeboat. Photos of 3 oversized cheques being delivered to the stations to follow!!
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