Home Biographies Photos Itinerary Sponsors Post-Race Interview Contact	Three hands...     Three feet...          Three men in a boat!
	Jamie Andrew, Stuart MacDonald, Alan Freestone (Photo: Tony Marsh;  www.tonymarshphotography.com)
	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S T O P  P R E S S <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Post Race Interview now available here
	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S T O P  P R E S S <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  It is still possible to  support the Challenge 3 team by making a donation on the Justgiving website at http://www.justgiving.com/challengethree
	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S T O P  P R E S S <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Race Result The full race results are now on the North Sea Yacht Race website. Mrs Chippy came third in her class out of seven entries.
	>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S T O P  P R E S S <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<   Tuesday 3 July Mrs Chippy completed the North Sea Yacht Race at about 13:20 today. This means that the Challenge 3 team covered the course in slightly under 48 hours. During the course of the race they experienced gale force winds, but through a combination of teamwork and determination they kept going to the finish. Congratulations to the Challenge 3 Team! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
	The Challenge In July 2007 a team of three very unusual sailors will compete in the North Sea Yacht Race.  A gruelling test of sailing expertise and endurance, The North Sea Yacht Race is one of the longest and perhaps most challenging ocean races in Northern Europe – across the North Sea between Stavanger in Norway and Macduff in Scotland. What makes this particular team of sailors unique, is the fact that all three of them are amputees – each of them is missing one or more of their hands and feet.
	Benefits All funds raised by Challenge 3, once the expedition expenses have been met, will go to help support less privileged amputees around the world.  The beneficiary is a brand new charity, co-founded by crew member Jamie Andrew, which is dedicated to improving the provision of prosthetic services and prosthetic devices to amputees in deprived or war-torn parts of the world. Amputees such as the Angolan children pictured, depend on overseas aid for prosthetic treatment, and in a country where survival is a daily struggle, a simple prosthetic leg can mean the difference between life and death.
	Sponsors In order to undertake this unique event, and to raise as much money as possible for the charity, the Challenge 3 team are looking for sponsorship.  To discuss sponsorship and the potential benefits to your company please contact Stuart, Jamie or Alan. Individuals may sponsor the Challenge 3 Team by going to the Justgiving website at the following address: http://www.justgiving.com/challengethree
	The Yacht The team’s yacht is called Mrs Chippy and is a 31 foot Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 311. Mrs Chippy is named after the remarkable carpenter’s cat who sailed aboard The Endurance on Shackleton’s ill-fated polar expedition of 1914.
	Page updated  09/07/2007