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Now a limited walker and wheelchair user, I have previously run half marathons and sailed ocean races for charity but this is no  longer an option.  What I did do last year was get accepted on to the Royal Yachting Association's High Performance Training for the Paralympic pathway  in a one person scaled down racing yacht called a 2.4mR.  The RYA Coaches are the best, and understand disablilty.  So do the selfless volunteer people at Sailability, the RYA nationwide project at local clubs providing sailing for disabled people.  I have seen and experienced the difference made to people who otherwise might give up or be given up on.  I want to help too.  Hence taking this one-off opportunity to contribute to Sailabilty and the National Brain Appeal.

Anyone who knows me will tell you how sailing has been a lifelong  passion.  This year is Olympic and Paralympic year but my training and health have missed it.  Sailing will not be in Tokyo Olympics 2020 even if I made it by some miracle.   So I have taken the plunge to enter the European Championships in France in July and then the UK Nationals in August.  Neither are a Paralympic event so I will compete against  all comers including the current World Champion (who happens to be a disabled Brit woman and fantastic role model).  To compete would be great though my target is simply to complete, given the level.  http://www.cerclevoilebordeaux.com/voile/liste.php

So here it is - my campaign for Sailability and for The National Brain Appeal (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/John-Gunner2?) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery who have helped me and countless others with devastating rare brain conditions and their families with for over a decade (I have had to do them separately as they cannot be combined).  Please support either or both to make real difference to many lives.  

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