First Donations for Sailors Help Haiti!

'Ran 2'    © Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo We'd like to thank Chris Hoskings who donated two spinnakers from the yacht Ran on behalf of its owners Niklas and Katherine Zennstrom. Ran, a 72 footer from the UK, came to Sydney to compete in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race and is the first boat to get onboard and help the people of Haiti. Sailors Help Haiti is a group inspired by Tom Braidwood. 'We are trying to collect old spinnakers that we can convert into shades and tents. We are lucky to have North Sails Australia and The Australian Haiti Christian Mission on board to help convert the sails and then get the shades to Haiti. Now we just need more sails!!!' If you can help by donating old spinnakers please email us sailorshelp_haiti@y7mail.com Let's hope this is the first donation of many and that other owners are motivated by the generosity of the Zennstrom's. Follow our progress on http://sailorshelphaiti.blogspot.com by Belinda Braidwood - 3:35 AM Tue 9 Mar 2010 GMT Click here for printer friendly version Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story. If you want to send this story to a friend, please use link below http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=67211 Based on your current download speed Sail-World has delivered large images (660 pixels long side.)  If you would like to see only small images (300 pixels long side) click here .  For medium sized images (500 pixels long side) click here .  If you would prefer to see text only (without pictures) click here

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