Raising funds for sailing programmes in affected by Hurricane Irma.
This weekend, the sailing world will once again unite in memory of sailor Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson under the global umbrella event title,  ‘Bart’s Bash’.  It is already designated as The World’s Largest Sailing Event having achieved a Guinness World Record in 2014 when it was first staged.
This year, the fourth Bart’s Bash, there are 589 venues from across 79 countries signed up to take part in this extraordinary participation and fundraising event for the Andrew Simpson Foundation.
The Andrew Simpson Foundation continues to promote the sport and all the benefits it brings to people of all abilities. A number of islands in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma have taken part in Bart’s Bash in previous years and were due to take part in 2017.
In light of recent events, the Andrew Simpson Foundation has pledged to use the funds raised from this year’s Bart’s Bash to help those affected rebuild their community sailing projects, allowing them to continue to deliver grassroots sailing to programmes young people.
IAIN PERCY COMES TO TOWN! 
After spending a year away in Bermuda for the America’s Cup, high profiled sailor, Iain Percy will join his friends and family at the WPNSA where he spent many years training for his Olympic campaigns with Bart. Iain will be sailing his Bart’s Bash in the Star boat in which he competed in the first Bart’s Bash in 2014 with Andrew’s eldest son, Freddie Simpson.
Additional top flight sailors competing in Bart’s Bash on Saturday at the WPNSA are:
  • Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell– British Sailing Team – 49er World Champions & both sailing International Foiling Moths for Bart’s Bash
  • John Gimson & Anna Burnet– British Sailing Team – Foiling Nacra 17
  • Giles Scott Olympic Gold Medallist & British America’s Cup sailor
An easy way of helping support Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson’s legacy is TEXT TO DONATE (any time/any amount of money from a fiver upwards!) e.g.: BART17 £5 to 70070 

www.andrewsimpsonfoundation.org

www.bartsbash.com

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