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I am desperately trying to find an £8000 headline sponsor before I get back to London. If you can help please contact me.
Every little bit will help...
You can also help by sponsoring my costs for the sailing challenge:
- My berth for a night - £20.00 Sponsor Form
- My food for a day - £10.00 Sponsor Form
- My fuel for a day - £10.00 Sponsor Form
- One day of the voyage will cost - £40.00 Sponsor Form
Please send your sponsorship donations to care of Richard Bacon Associates Ltd (Accountant) by cheque, made payable to:
Olivers Travels
to:
Richard Bacon Associates Ltd,
Maple Court,
Hacheston,
Woodbridge,
Suffolk,
England,
IP13 0DS
"I can only complete this challenge and help others, through the generosity of people like yourselves. Thank you"
If you feel you can help then please Download My Sponsorship Letter or use the Contact Form.
If you do not wish to sponsor me and wish to donate soley to the Anthony Nolan Trust please go to the Charity Donations section
The following sponsors are already supporting me so please take the time to look at their details and the products/services they provide:
Raymarine www.raymarine.co.uk
Raymarine UK have been great! They have sponsored me a full set of instruments, an auto pilot and are loaning me a chartplotter for the round Britain 2011. Thank you so much Fiona.
Bolenda Engineering Limited www.bolenda.co.uk
Ipswich, Suffolk
01473 735107 Email
Bolenda have sponsored all the specialist stainless steel fabrications.
Advanced Marine Decking Limited www.advancedmarinedecking.co.uk
Deacons Boatyard Bridge Road, Bursledon, Hants, SO31 8AZ
02380 405550 Email
Advanced Marine Decking have sponsored me the entire decking and fitting. Rob and Gillian have been fantastic in their support.
Harken UK Limited www.harken.co.uk
Bearing House, Ampress Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8LW
01590 689122 Email
Harken have helped towards the cost of the new equipment I need. Special thanks to Loretta and Paul who paid a great interest in the challenge.
Kuranda www.kuranda.co.uk
Kuranda has sponsored me a diesel hob which doubles up as a heater, it really is a great piece of kit that has fitted so well into the very tiny cabin of the Jolly Olly. Just need to learn how to cook! I also have some great LED lighting in and outsi
Jeckells of Wroxham Limited
Station Road, Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8UT
01603 782223
Jeckells have helped towards the cost of two new sails for the Jolly Olly. Chris has also been very helpful with other aspects of the challenge. Great news! After meeting my donor Chris called me and offered to sponsor me the total cost of the sails.
Atlantic Rigging www.atlanticrigging.co.uk
Mike has been so helpful and sponsored me all the sheets and halyards I needed. He has also advised and helped me sort some problems out with the rigging on the Jolly Olly. Thanks a million.
Z Spars UK www.zsparsuk.com
Unit 2, Pond Hall Road, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5PW
01473 822130 Email
Z Spars have helped towards the cost of a new mast and rig for the Jolly Olly. Huge thanks to Marilyn and her team.
Icom UK Ltd www.icomuk.co.uk
01227 741741 Email
Icom have sponsored me a M505 and a M71. Huge thanks to Ian at Icom, I really could not have got any better than Icom!
Veritrace Ltd www.veritrace.co.uk
ViewPoint, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4RG
+44 (0)1256 799 Email
Veritrace have provided a Spot Satellite GPS Messenger and tracking software so that everyone can follow Olivers progress.
Precision Navigation Limited www.precisionnavigation.co.uk
12 Cort Farm, Stutton Road, Brantham, Suffolk, CO11 1PW
01473 327813 Email
Precision Navigation have sponsored me their excellent Yeoman Plotter and chart table, also discounted prices on electrical components.
C&J Marine Ltd www.cjmarine.co.uk
Clay Lane, Chichester, West Sussex. PO19 3JG
01243 785485 Email
C&J Marine have been great! Really approachable and helpful, They have sponsored me a set of cushions so now I can get a great nights sleep. They have also help me with the cost of a cockpit cover and lots of little extras. Thanks to all at C&J.
Wessex Resins & Adhesives Limited www.wessex-resins.com
Cupernham House, Cupernham Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 7LF
01794 521111
Wessex Resins have sponsored me their products to finish minor insulations and modifications to the boat. Special thanks to Philip and David for their technical knowledge and support.
Gill www.gillmarine.com
Manor House Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1LR
0115 946 0844 Email
Gill are sponsoring me their OS2 Jacket and Trousers along with a huge discount on all their vast selection of sailing kit. I now feel happy to get out there in the elements without the fear of getting cold!
Quba Sails Limited www.quba.com
The Sail Loft Unit 5D & 5i, South Hams Business Park, Churchstow, Devon, TQ6 9LF
0870 777 1651 Email
Quba Sails have sponsored me with a custom made X10 jacket. A huge thanks to Jim, Sarah and of course the lady that handmade the jacket Die. Not forgetting Katharine and Rebecca at the Aldeburgh store who helped me custom design the jacket.
Marine and Industrial LLP
Station Road, Worstead, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9SB
01692 406822
Marine and Industrial have sponsored me the remainder of the sealants I need to finish the boat. A great help! Thank you Robin
Suffolk Sails www.suffolksails.net
Simon has sponsored my spray hood, really well made looks great and works well. Thanks Simon.
ITT Industries www.jabsco.com
Bingley Road, Hoddesdon Hertfordshire, EN11 0BU
ITT have sponsored one of their toilets. A much needed item! Thanks to Rijkje for her support.
Propeller Design www.propellerdesign.co.uk
19 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1PH
01473 287485 Email
Propeller Design has sponsored me the domain name and who are hosting this website for me. Thank you to Simon and the team.
Dean & Reddyhoff Limited www.deanreddyhoff.co.uk
Osprey Quay, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1DX
08454 302012 Email
Haslar Marina is where I will be staying for August and part September. Thanks to Ben and his team who are sponsoring me a berth for my stay on the South coast. I hope to gain more awareness about why I'm doing this challenge.
White Marine Services www.whitemarine.co.uk
01394 671111 Email
I met David and Peter White at the Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club. Peter offered to finish profiling my rudder in the way of sponsorship. It now looks amazing! David is going to sponsor me the sheets/lines needed for the boat.
Stansa Plastic Fabrications Limited www.stansa.co.uk
Unit T. Dodnash Priory Farm. Bentley. Ipswich. Suffolk. IP9 2DF
01473 312186 Email
It is companies like Stansa make this project possible! Stansa have modified my fuel tanks, custom made the 2 battery boxes and the engine compartment cover/step in the cabin. This is great because of the light and strong characteristics of plastics.
NFU Mutual www.nfumutual.co.uk/ipswich/
Jill from the NFU Mutual in Ipswich has sponsored my car insurance for the year and also insurance for the Jolly Olly. This has been a big financial help since the start of the project.
A R Peachment Limited www.peachment.co.uk
Riverside Estate, Brundall, Norfolk, NR135PL
01603 714077
A R Peachment have helped towards the cost of a new sail drive engine for the Jolly Olly.
Carousel Promotional Clothing
Camilla Court, Nacton Village, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0EU
01473 659949 Email
Carousel has been a great help in reduced costs for various designs for hoodies and other promotional clothing and producing them.
Belfield Software Ltd www.tideplotter.co.uk
07811 199567 Email
Keith has sponsored me a USB GPS and chart updates, this really is a fantastic program. It has all charts for the UK on it and is very easy to use.
R. W. Bond
The Printing Works, 7A Gower Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8EX
01473 601852
R. W. Bond have sponsored me some business cards, these have been a very useful!
London International Boat Show 2011 www.londonboatshow.com
Excel London
+44 (0) 1784 47 Email
National Boat Shows have sponsored me a stand (B4) at the the 2011 International London Boat show in Excel. It is going to be such a great experience for me and there couldn’t be a better way of promoting my challenge. Thank you!
English Braids www.englishbraids.com
Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1AL
01684 892222 Email
English Braids have worked with Atlantic Rigging who have sponsored all lines/ropes on the Jolly Olly. Thank you very much.
Design Fusions www.designfusions.com
Unit A2, Segensworth Business Centre, Fareham, PO15 5RQ
+44 (0)845 38 8 Email
James from Design Fusions has helped me to maintain the website and keep it up-to-date. Thanks for all of the hard work.
Suzuki Marine www.suzuki-marine.co.uk
Suzuki GB PLC, Steinbeck Crescent, Snelshall West, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 4AE
0500 011959
Suzuki are sponsoring me an outboard engine to be use for the tender and can also be used as a back up incase I have problems with my main engine. Charlotte, very grateful for your help.
Chappel Signs www.chapplesigns.co.uk
The Old Stables, Bosmere Hall, Kettle Lane, Creeting St Mary, Ipswich. IP6 8LL
01449 723551 Email
Thanks Matt & Mitch for all your hard work. All the artwork on the boat and the flags look great, makes it really eye catching. I would also like to thank Chapple Signs on behalf of all my other sponsors for there logos on the boat.
Imray nautical charts and books www.imray.com
Wych House, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5BT
01480 462 114 Email
Pip thanks for taking the time to help me sort out the charts needed for my challenge. The discount has been a great help. I thought Imray´s history was very interesting.
Typhoon www.typhoon-int.co.uk
Limerick Road, Redcar, Cleveland. TS10 5JU
+44 (0)1642 486 Email
Thanks to Typhoon who sponsored me a dry suit at the London boat show. Now I´m ready for anything!!
Ocean LED Ltd www.oceanled.co.uk
Unit 1, Jacknell Road, Dodwells Bridge Industrial Estate, Hinckley, Leicestershire. LE10 3BS
+44 1455 637505 Email
I met Andrea at the London boat show where they sponsored me some of their LED lights, they are great! At night they light up the rig and the hull with a blue light, drawing subtle attention to the boat.
Chatham Marine www.chatham-marine.co.uk
Hennock Court, Hennock Road, East Exeter, Devon. EX2 8RU
+44 (0)845 2700 Email
Phil has been so helpful sponsoring me some extra shoes and clothes but has also been really helpful with extra PR on the challenge. Thanks Phil.
St Katharine Docks www.skdocks.co.uk
020 7264 5312 Email
Massive thanks to Ron, Byron and John in lock control for all their help with my stay in London
Kannad Marine www.kannadmarine.com
McMurdo Ltd, Silverpoint, Airport Service Rd, Portsmouth, Hants. PO3 5PB
+44 (0) 23 9262 Email
I entered a competition and won a SafeLink SOLO PLB from McMurdo Ltd. A very important piece of safety kit!