22 June 2006
22nd June 06
The idea to put together an all girl team to compete in global adventurous race events to raise money for Cancer related projects came about in 2003 when the Project Manager, Susan Rutter, was
recovering from Chemotherapy and Surgery for Breast Cancer.
5girlsinaboat is a registered charity with Lady Pippa Blake as their Patron. Pippa was the wife of the late sailor and environmentalist Sir Peter Blake who was killed by bandits in the mouth of the
River Amazon in 2001.
This unique project embraces; team work; motivation; enthusiasm; success; commitment and trust - 5girlsinaboat have completed a successful first two years of their project, keeping project costs to a
minimum to maximise the donations to their beneficiaries.
In 2006 5girlsinaboat will be entering the Sevenstar Round Great Britain and Ireland Race. The team is currently competing in 500 miles of RORC offshore racing to qualify for entry for the
race. If you would like to find out more about 5girlsinaboat or if you would like to make a donation to their fundraising, please visit:
http://www.5girlsinaboat.org