Oliver's Travels - sailing for his life round Britain

2:28 AM Tue 28 Jun 2011 GMT

'Oliver on Jolly Olly' . Click Here to view large photo

Oliver Rofix is literally sailing for his life around Britain. As a young engineering student Oliver was struck down with Leukemia in 2005, but survived it after a lengthy battle and thanks to a bone marrow transplant donor. Now he is half way through a circumnavigation of Britain in a Valiant 18 called Jolly Olly, recruiting more life-saving donors for the Anthony Nolan Trust . Oliver set out on 28th March this year from Bermondsey in London, and at the time estimated that his journey would take eight months. He has already sailed the east coast ...

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by Nancy Knudsen