10/06/2026
It's with a heavy heart that I write this post to let you know that sadly my second and LAST attempt has not been successful.
This time I felt much better prepared. The boat was designed and built especially, I was physically and mentally in much better shape and I had very high hopes of success.
I had three good days at sea and it was going very well, I was covering good ground and the boat was sailing fantastically.
On day three what I can only describe as a fluke accident happened, which would have meant a risk to my life, I decided the best option was to return to shore, as I was only three days in and 90 miles away, I could then hopefully make minor repairs and set sail again.
I was hopeful that the boat could be towed back in, but unfortunately that did not prove to be possible and sadly we had to abandon the boat at sea.
I have spent the last four years of my life working towards this challenge. I'm conscious of how much time I have given to it, how much money my family has invested in it, how much time and money my sponsors have invested in it - this all takes a toll financially, mentally and physically on everybody involved not just me!
I would truly love to break this record, but there comes a time when you have to ask yourself at what cost. Not just to myself but to everybody else who's involved.
I was undertaking this challenge for three reasons: to push myself, to inspire others and to raise as much money for charity as possible. Those 3 reasons are still at the forefront of my mind and I will continue to do things that contribute to those.
I want to thank all my sponsors who believed in me, my family and friends who have supported me, my adopted family in Canada who have made this possible, everybody online who have cheered me on and of course everybody who has donated to Cancer Research UK.
I'm signing off by saying thanks again to everybody who made everything possible.
