UPDATE - Issue 22 - Summer 2005
Passage to Antigua
Jonathan Shingleton (58) was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997. Thankfully, due to the alertness of his GP, the cancer was in its early stages and a course of radiotherapy was successful in terminating its growth.
'It was a shock' recalls Jonathan. Diagnosis was made three days after his 51st birthday and two weeks before the birth of his son, Rupert. 'If I hadn't been booked to have a medical with my GP... If my GP hadn't decided to do a quick check of my prostate which wasn't a requirement of the medical... If the cancer had not been discovered until it had become more widespread...'
Jonathan, a self-confessed workaholic, decided enough was enough. He decided to sell his business which he achieved in 1999 and set himself the goal of sailing the Atlantic.
Jonathan Shingleton
Jonathan's objective is about to be realised this year. He has signed up for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers which leaves Lanzarote in the Canaries for Antigua on 19 November. Now he is looking for crew. 'I have in mind crewing the boat with prostate cancer survivors/sufferers like myself and hopefully that way we can get some publicity and raise money for the benefit of the Prostate Research Campaign UK.
Anyone interested in joining Jonathan on his voyage and helping raise money can contact him at [email protected]. You need to be able to sail and you need to be able to be away for 4-5 weeks starting from mid-November. And for the yachties among you, Jonathan's boat is a brand new Oyster 47.