Civil engineer David Ravenscroft will spend a month on board a 72ft yacht racing against 200 other boats at the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers event, next month.

Sailing from Las Palmas in Gran Canaria to Rodney Bay on Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, David is hoping his trip will raise £5,000 for Flintshire Foodbank saying he “doesn’t believe anyone should go hungry”.

The 27-year-old will embark on the adventure along with 17 others from the Tallships Youth Trust.

Speaking ahead of the trip, David, a former Mold Alun pupil, told the Daily Post: “I’ve been sailing for 17 years now so I don’t really feel nervous.

“I’m really looking forward to it and think it will be a great time. The biggest sailing race I have participated in previously was the 2013 Rolex Fastnet Race and I wanted to go one step ahead and sail a full ocean crossing.”

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