WINTER 2015 / ISSUE 28
THE MAGAZINE OF BUCKS TENNIS
TIEBREAKER Issue 25 / Winter 2014
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Bucks Men’s Tennis Captain Aidan Graveson is part of a group of adventurous friends who have formed a crew named ‘Waves4Hope’, committing themselves to the extraordinary challenge of rowing the Channel at its widest point in June 2015. The team will have to defy physical and mental exhaustion to complete the crossing, which will require rowing for over 50 miles consecutively, in the world’s busiest shipping channel. The fact that none of the crew has any rowing experience between them makes the challenge all the more significant. Setting-off in a traditional Cornish Pilot Gig from the Belgian town of Nieuwpoort the ‘Waves4Hope’ crew will be hoping to arrive on the shores of Ramsgate, Kent 16 hours later welcomed by family and friends. Not content with this huge
challenge, the team have also pledged to raise £20,000 for three cancer charities - Saving Faces, Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign and Sail4Cancer. Speaking of the challenge, crew member Aidan said, “We’re an ordinary group of friends, who have all inevitably been affected in some way or other by cancer, which was the underlying motivation for undertaking this challenge of a lifetime. This is a real test for us all but the inspiration is all around, and the crew is determined to get across the channel and raise an incredible amount of money for three wonderful charities”. In addition the crew, in partnership with Halton Tennis Centre, will be delivering a fundraising Pro-Am / Festival of Tennis on Saturday 9th May 2015, with all proceeds going to the Waves4Hope partner charities. You can follow the attempt on Twitter @ Waves4Hope, #MakingWaves or on the web: waves4hope.com To donate text: WAVE04 £10 / £20 to 70070
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