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It’s a small world for neighbours in the same boat

Two women who live just minutes apart have found out - thanks to The Link - that they both have family FULL
members risking life and limb on a dangerous but prestigious yacht race.
Vanessa Morgan and Sheila from China, skipper COLOUR
Parsons from Haydon Wick, below, Piers Dudin, from Salis-
discovered each other after Vanessa bury, was badly injured BANNERS
read a story about Sheila’s daughter in an accident.
Della. After calling for help,
Della is one of the crew of Hull the only nearby boat & FLAGS
and Humber in the Clipper Round with a doctor on board
the World yacht race. was the Spirit of Aus-
“After reading The Link, I con- tralia.
tacted Sheila, whom I’d never met “Brendan was enjoy-
before, to tell her that my nephew, ing an enormous lead at 01793 542678
Brendan Hall, from Brisbane, was the time, but of course he
also taking part in the race, as had to turn back to come 26 Eastcott Hill, Swindon SN1 3JG
skipper of Spirit of Australia,” said to the aid of Hull and www.graphicservices.uk.com
Vanessa. Humber,” said Vanessa. Brendan and Della in Singapore
It seemed amazing that there Piers had to be air-lifted to hos-
should be such a connection but the pital with a broken leg, so the yacht
coincidences have kept on coming. was left without a captain.
In March, just after the Hull and “Brendan was then co-opted School of Health and Social Care
Humber entered the Pacific Ocean as skipper of Hull and Humber
which means that Vanessa and I Osteopathic ➜ Appointments
are now literally in the same boat,”
said Sheila. treatments available Ferndale Clinic
She is in no doubt that Della has Ferndale Campus, Swindon
loved every minute of her great Our Osteopathic Clinic offers Tel: 01793 437444
a comprehensive range of
adventure so far. “Not even aqua- treatments to members of the
planing in the rigging, seeing their public. It is staffed by highly Each session costs £20
last rations of stew get catapulted qualified and experienced (concessions available)
round the galley by a violent sea or clinical tutors, and by students
having a dislocated shoulder have in the latter stages of their
put her off.” osteopathy training.
The race ends in Hull in mid-July.
• Read Sheila’s race update at www.
swindonlink.com http://shsc.brookes.ac.uk/osteoclinics

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