Grafham
Perry
Grafham Water Sailing Club is inviting members of the public and their families to come
and try sailing and stand-up paddleboarding at the club’s Sail for Cancer Day being held
on Wednesday 18 th August.
The day is being held to raise awareness of male breast cancer and to help raise funds
for the Woodlands Centre at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon.
The Woodlands Centre is very important to club member Richard Edwards who was
diagnosed with male breast cancer in 2019, and who after extensive treatment is now
back sailing again. ‘Breast cancer is quite rare in men. There are about 350 men
diagnosed each year in the UK, compared to around 55,000 cases in women.’ said
Richard ‘Sailing was an important part of my recovery and I want to raise awareness of
the condition and to recognise the important role that sailing had in my recovery’.
The sailing and paddleboard sessions will last be run at 2pm 3pm and 4pm. There will
be no charge for the sessions but a donation to the charity would be appreciated.
Light refreshments will be available from 1pm and a barbeque from 4pm. Visitors are also
welcome to stay and watch a special sponsored Sail for Cancer club race being held at
7pm.
To book a session please go to https://webcollect.org.uk/grafham/event/sail-for-
cancer-day or register on the day if capacity allows.