An update:

ni hao!

We're currently sailing towards the south tip of kyuushu japan
(sata misaka) after a rousing sendoff at Qingdao, China (day 3 evening,
whether its monday or friday doesnt matter too much to us). Qingdao was
lovely with great scenery and the people very warm to their guests (i
received a calligraphy scroll and soft toy tiger from my guest family!)
Their only daughter, Liu Zi Chang, was a prodigy at Chinese painting and
calligraphy who taught me a few strokes and she's only 13! She reminds
me of the important role Club Rainbow plays in giving equal
opportunities and help for all children for them to reach their full
potential :)

The mercury reads 2, the wind is chilly and sometimes i feel like i'm in
a washing machine with my stomach churning and a splitting headache.
There's no home comforts or internet. But it is a once in a lifetime
experience and we are lucky to be able-bodied to do this and we are
lapping it up. It's exhilarating when we surf huge 4m waves with the icy
wind whipping across and the cold waves splash wakes you up. I wish
everyone at home and Club Rainbow can experience being this close to
nature and its awe. Do support us by donating generously to Club
Rainbow! $50 for a mile. It's a meaningful all-rounded Singapore medical
children's charity.

6300 miles to go.

Journal of our Sailing Training

Dear friends,

we would like to share with you one of our journal entries at http://www.sporton.com.sg/tabid/505/Default.aspx and http://www.sporton.com.sg/tabid/507/Default.aspx. It is about the exciting training and lessons learnt when we trained a month long at sea in UK.

Helmsman feeling the cold wind (literally!) Man overboard Drill

Hope you like it. If you would like to help us raise funds for charity, don't hesitate to message us.

For those coming for the dinner on Nov 13, see you there!

Meanwhile, take care and have a good weekend.

warmest regards,

Sail for Smiles

Kok Yee Onn
Jiang Lei

Charity Dinner on 13th Nov

Dear Friends and all,

We will be having an informal charity dinner to raise funds for the children charity, Club Rainbow on 13th November, Friday at the exclusive Kent Ridge Guild House in NUS. Proceeds from the dinner tickets and auction during the dinner will go towards Club Rainbow. Club Rainbow needs over a million annually to fund its medical and social programs for kids with chronic and life threatening illnesses.

There will be delicious food and a fantastic program. Target guests already confirmed are distinguished NUSS alumni, NUS faculty staff, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and lawyers. Not to mention, the guest of honour is Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister for Community, Youth and Sports!

Please contact us if you can support us for the dinner. Get a table! It will be a good night to wind down, relax and have fun with your friends, amidst distinguished and great company; all for a good cause!

See the poster for more details. Or email us at kokyeeonn@gmail.com !

See you there :)

P.S:

Auction donations are eligible for 2.5x tax exemption, so do please give your generous support!

http://www.clubrainbow.org/web/main.aspx?ID=49d9e3e2-c7e8-43e0-bf10-523d82f95c9e,,&TargetPageID=

The Supplement Warehouse

http://www.tsw.com.sg/

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce that TSW, a premier food supplement company will be supporting us with their great line of products of whey protein, amino acids, weight gainers, vitamins etc.

As you know, sailing in the ocean for long periods can cause weight loss and scurvy. Fitness and strength is also very important to manage the sail and waves. Therefore, we are extremely pleased to have the help of TSW.

TSW 's service and advice is great as well and it has many fitness fans and bodybuilders as loyal customers. They support many sports initiatives as well.

Once again, do check out their website: http://www.tsw.com.sg/!

Rudy Project Singapore

Hi everyone

Some really exciting news... Rudy Project, a premier sports eyewear brand from Italy, has decided to support our cause and provide us with the Zyon Sailing range of specialized sailing sunglasses. These sunglasses come with polarized lenses for protection against glare and revolutionary side shields to ensure wrap-around protection.

I stumbled upon the Zyon while looking for a suitable gear a few weeks ago, and once I tried it on, I knew this were the sunglasses I needed. It is not often that you find a product which immediately appeals to you, and I was impressed with its comfort and aesthetically pleasing design.

Will be updating the blog as soon as we get to try them out in action. Thanks goes out to the Rudy Project team in Singapore who helped us tremendously in our cause. You can find out more about Rudy Project at www.rudyproject.com.

Facebook group: Sail for smiles !

Hi friends,

We have also created a facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=75124284533 so that we can share more :) Do join! It is open to everyone.

We would like to also thank our friends and people for their support and encouragements!

Yours sincerely,

Jiang Lei and Yee Onn

Feature in Straits Times

Dear friends,


We would like to thank Straits Times, Ms Grace Chua and Mr Albert Sim for helping club rainbow and us feature our cause. We would also like to thank Ms Teri Liew, Ms Diana Chan and Mr Tan Thong Meng from Keppel for helping us with the photos which was taken on a 42 Benito named "Endeavour" (nicely summarising our effort!) at Keppel Bay marina.

We are deeply grateful. Below is the link to the article, do check it out!

Setting sail across the Pacific for sick kids

By Grace Chua

Mr Jiang (left) and Mr Kok hope to raise $250,000 for Club Rainbow by taking part in a segment of the Clipper Round The World yacht race. -- PHOTO: ALBERT SIM

MEDICAL students Kok Yee Onn and Jiang Lei, both 21, have zero sailing experience.

But they aim to be medics aboard a yacht traversing the Pacific Ocean - and to raise $250,000 for the children's charity Club Rainbow while doing so.

Mr Kok and Mr Jiang, both in their third year of study, are taking part in a segment of the Clipper Round The World yacht race, which trains paying crew members with no prior sailing experience to circumnavigate the globe.

This is the first time participants here are using the race as a platform for charity, said Keppel Corporation, which is sponsoring the Uniquely Singapore boat.

Said Mr Jiang: 'Why kids? They have the most potential for growth. And it's a great chance for us to represent Singapore while serving kids.'

In June, they will learn to sail aboard a ship at the Falmouth Marine School in south-west England.

The real adventure begins next February as they sail from Qingdao, China, to California in about five weeks.

So far, Mr Jiang has raised his whole $21,000 entrance and training fee from sponsors. Mr Kok still has about $15,000 to go.

From now till after their trip, they hope to raise at least $250,000 for Club Rainbow via sponsorships and donations.

For updates on their adventure, visit
http://sailforsmiles.blogspot.com/

Article found at:
http://www.straitstimes.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f6bb99a25bc60210VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=cf70758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090406-133590.html

http://app.mfa.gov.sg/pr/read_content.asp?View,12450,

Once again, we would like to thank Straits Times as well as our sponsors!

Yours sincerely,

Jiang Lei and Yee Onn