Olympic stars Ben Ainslie and Shirley Robsinson accept cheques on behalf of sailing charities at London Boat Show.
Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie made quite an impact on the female organisers of the Little Britain Challenge Cup at last week’s London Boat Show. Gold medallists Ainslie and Shirley Robinson were receiving money raised by Little Britain on behalf of sailing charities. Ainslie is something of a pin up in the sailing world and fans fromLittle Britain were keen to be photographed with him. Apparently they had felt left out in previous years.
Ainslie and Robinson received a £14,500 cheque on behalf of the Ellen MacArthur Trust. In total £100,000 was raised by the 2004 event and money also went to Jubilee Sailing Trust, Cirdan Sailing Trust, Ellen MacArthur Trust and Andrew Cassell Foundation. The 2005 Little Britain Challenge Cup will take place from September 8th to 11th.
Female organisers of Little Britain finally got to meet
Olympic goal medallist and sailing hunk Ben Ainslie at the
London Boat Show
