Come Sailing with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
For many young people, picking up from where they left off before cancer just isn’t possible. So, when treatment ends our work begins. We support young people aged 8-17 and 18-24(ish) to rebuild confidence through sailing and adventure.
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This is why new friendships after cancer matter. The Trust’s four day trips can be transformational. It’s not about sailing, but the magic that happens when young people with shared experiences are together on a boat. Come aboard and find […]
I feel like I’m not an outsider
We meet Dan who first went sailing with Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust in 2003 after having Leukaemia. Dan now a skipper with Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust shows us around the boat and tells us what you can expect from a […]
Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust – Intro for Young People
Wen is getting ready to set sail with the lovely people from Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. As Wen has already been sailing with the trust before, she is now on the return to sail course to learn more about sailing. […]
Wen goes sailing – Part 1
Dame Ellen MacArthur recaps some experiences of her solo ’round the world sailing trips, as well as introducing us to some young people who get to go on the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust sailing trips. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust […]
FYSOT ’11 – Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
The Ellen MacArthur Trust takes young people aged between 8-18 sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness. Sailing is perfect to give the children a chance to test […]