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 Hilary Lister visit
On March 7th we were fortunate to have Hilary Lister as our visiting speaker. Despite her youth, Hilary is already one of Britain’s sailing legends, as the first quadriplegic person to sail solo across the Channel and round the Isle of Wight. In a beautifully illustrated talk she described how she overcame her disability to achieve this feat, and outlined her even more ambitious plan to circumnavigate Britain later this year. Richard Gaskell also described how Hilary came to realise “The Dream” partly through the work of Sailing Opportunities, a Kent-based charity of which he is chairman. The packed audience in the LW Bar were equally impressed by Hilary’s achievements and charmed by her personality, and made a generous contribution to the work of the Trust. The Commodore presented her with a Club Pennant, which she will wear on her trip, and we were pleased that she has accepted Honorary Membership of RCPYC. We look forward to giving her a good send-off in June.
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Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club
