'Inspiring the Maritime' !! We can all do this if we dream big and go for it !

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My Zambezi River Challenge 2025 will showcase inspirational people and organisations. I aim to raise £20,000 over the next 12months for two very important charities.

• In the past I have been propelled by nuclear, steam, air, engines, electric, and jet pump. Now I will use human power.

• The entire expedition prioritises environmental friendliness, sustainability and citizen science, ensuring it leaves only footprints behind.

• I wish to show the next generation that if someone like myself from social housing, a broken home and a challenging childhood can do it then so can they – Dream Big.

• This will primarily be about inspiring others but ultimately it’s about raising funds for two fantastic maritime charities very dear to my heart.

• Drawing on my 40 years in the maritime world, this campaign will tell my story as I celebrate my 60th birthday and do something just as ambitious as the Mt Kilimanjaro challenge I completed in 2023.

In September 2025 I will canoe/paddle over 100km down the Zambezi River and then white water raft through the 25 Grade 5 rapids of the Batoka Gorge known as the ‘Terminator’ and end up at some point at the awesome Victoria Falls on a 10 day expedition. This will be entirely at my own expense as I am self funded. All donations will go towards my two chosen charities;

Sailors' Society – www.sailors-society.org

Safer Waves – www.saferwaves.org

Sailors’ Society is a global welfare charity supporting seafarers and their families in need 24/7, 365 days a year. Our helpline, Crisis Response Network, grants and Peer-to-Peer Support Groups are available to the world’s 1.9 million seafarers, who transport more than 90% of everything we own. Sailors' Society Registered charity number 237778

Safer Waves is a UK based charity that offers support and information to merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual violence or gender discrimination while working at sea. Safer Waves Registered Charity No. 1192195

*Note* Proceeds from donation will be split 50/50 with any UK Gift Aid going to Sailors' Society.