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Mates and Volunteers required for our summers trips The Ellen MacArthur Trust still has places for volunteers first mates and crew leaders for our summer sailing trips. Our trips are run throughout July, Monday to Thursday. The children will come from all over the UK, the trips are predominantly about having fun and working as a team. Ideally you will have some sailing experience, be confident on the water and enjoy working with children. All applications will be considered on an individual basis. Read more...

EMT Stand at the Start of the Artemis Transat The Ellen MacArthur Trust is currently in Plymouth, we are lucky enough to have a stand in the race village in the lead up to the start of the Artemis Transat race on the 11th May. The race village is in Sutton Warf where all the boats are on show before the start. There is a wonderful atmosphere down here with hundreds of people enjoying the weather whilst viewing the specticle that is the Artemis Transat race village. The EMT stand is based in the educational tent so if you are in the area please come in and say hello. We look forward to seeing you in Plymouth! Read more...

Race 9 Day 10; Santa Cruz to Panama EMT Ambassador Dan Monk is aboard Nova Scotia in the Clipper round the world race, they are currently racing along the Mexican coastline in sixth position. With only 21 knm to the leaders and over 1300 knm to the next finish line there is still a lot to play for. Below is a copy of Dans first blog as a crew member aboard Nova Scotia. "It’s my first time writing a blog on Nova Scotia since I joined the team in Hawaii. I’ve had the chance to sail on some of the other Clipper yachts and I’ve had some great times with them; but sailing on Nova Scotia has been a totally different experience for me. Read more...

Race 9 Day 7; Santa Cruz to Panama The Clipper round the world fleet are currently battling it out racing along the western coast of Mexico. EMT ambassador Dan Monk is aboard Nova Scotia who are currently 27 Knm behind the leaders in 6th Position, all is well aboard racing in relatively light downwind conditions with the odd school of dolphins. The yachts are currently racing towards Panama where they will make the Transit between the Pacific and the Atlantic through the Panama Canal. The canal is 51 miles long and is a triumph of engineering, cutting through one of the narrowest strips of land, that joins North and South America. The Canal uses a system of locks which function as water lifts to raise the yachts from sea level, either the Pacific or the Atlantic, to the level of Gatun Lake, 26 metres above sea level. The yachts will then sail the channel through Continental Divide. After the unabashed industrialism of the locks, the transit passes through some of the most beautiful scenery and wildlife habitats to be seen anywhere. Read more...

Race 9 day 6; Santa Cruz to Panama The Clipper Round the World fleet still have nearly 2000 knm to race before reaching the finishing this leg in Panama. There is currently some close match racing going on between the lead boats whilst the rest of the fleet are jostling for positions. EMT ambassador Dan Monk is racing aboard Nova Scotia who are currently lying in 7th position. At the moment they are experiencing light downwind conditions and are trimming constantly to try and maintain maximum boat speed. Dan has sailed with the Trust since 2003, coming back year after year despite a relapse. Eventually qualifying as a Yachtmaster and working for the trust last year as a skipper. Funding for Dan to take part in this historic race has come in the form of Philip Green memorial trust and JP Morgan Asset Management. Dan is hoping to raise 25p for every mile sailed please click Read more...

Race 9 day 1; Santa Cruz to Panama Dan Monk EMT Ambassador has remained onboard Nova Scotia so we will be following their progress with anticipation after their fantastic result into Santa Cruz. The fleet of the Clipper round the world race started at 1300 local (2000 GMT) with the Californian sun shining and ten knots of breeze from the North West. There was lots of jostling on the line as the yachts fought for the best position at the start of the 3,116 Knm leg down to Panama. Dan has sailed with the Trust since 2003, coming back year after year despite a relapse. Eventually qualifying as a Yachtmaster and working for the trust last year as a skipper. Funding for Dan to take part in this historic race has come in the form of Philip Green memorial trust and JP Morgan Asset Management. Dan is hoping to raise 25p for every mile sailed please click here to donate. Read more...

EMT now auctioning Sailing Clothing on Ebay We are now selling new and used sailing clothing on e-bay – all proceeds go to the Ellen Macarthur Trust. We are lucky enough to have a number of items donated to us from various different campaigns and syndicates, such as the Ellen Macarthur’s B&Q round the world record campaign, the Volvo Ocean Race and many of the open 60 campaigns. Some of the items will be signed so could become collectors items in time to come. You will find the items listed in either the sailing clothing category or the sporting memorabilia category depending on what it is. So far we have had enquiries from as far a field as the Russian Federatoin and Austria!! Read more...