Oliver Travels

Oliver

After a 213 day marathon, sailing around Britain, Oliver Rofix finally arrived in London yesterday. To have done it aboard an 18’ twin-keel Valiant sloop, after recuperating from a rare form of leukaemia, was indeed a fine feat of endurance. He said that without a generous donation of bone marrow and pioneering treatment at Addenbrookes Hospital none of what he had done would have been possible. He had been given his life. In return, he wanted to give something back.

En route

Arriving

To this end he undertook the challenge to raise awareness of the Anthony Nolan Trust and to recruit 40 potential bone marrow donors. So far, 35 potential donors have been registered, and £2,410 has been raised by Olly for the Trust.


Note

All photos for this article are cropped images of photos taken by me of my TV screen.


Text for the Day

Luke 6:38 ‘Give, and it will be given you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.’



Links


Oliver Rofix’s Website

http://www.olivers-travels.co.uk/


Oliver’s Fund-raising page for Anthony Nolan

https://www.anthonynolanevents.org.uk/OliverRofix


Anthony Nolan Homepage

http://www.anthonynolan.org/


Addenbrookes Hospital

http://www.cuh.org.uk/addenbrookes/addenbrookes_index.html


Sail Making News

http://www.sailmakingnews.co.uk/oliver-rofix-round-britain-update/


Raymarine News

http://www.raymarine.co.uk/news/view/?id=1187


Your bone marrow gave me a tomorrow

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/811328-your-bone-marrow-gave-me-a-tomorrow


Oliver visits Town Quay Marina, Southampton

http://townquay.com/newsarticle/22/


The Jolly Olly

http://www.londonboatshow.com/2011/show_information/attractions/olivers_travels.aspx