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Simon Collyer, founder & CEO of the Association of Pension & Benefits CIC and founder of SAILING WELLNESS has teamed up with four times para-Olympic sailor Hannah Stodel, to sail RC (radio-controlled) model yachts in a Colchester swimming pool. SAILING WELLNESS is a Blue Health initiative designed to help military personnel suffering from PTSD, stress, anxiety, and depression. Also planned is the acquisition of resources to get the seriously disabled sailing in the International Hansa 303 Class, which is raced in the para-Olympics and Invicta Games. Professional sailor Hannah Stodel was born without a forearm and with three kidneys and suffered from bullying in her school years. Despite this initial setback, Hannah competes in top ocean racing events as a professional sailor including the Fastnet race. Hannah s dream is to find the backing to be the first disabled person to take part in the rigorous Vendee Globe, a single-handed race non-stop around the Globe.
Simon has been visiting schools with a talk called Human Potential with some help from Team INEO, the British Americas Cup Challenge, now in New Zealand preparing for the 36th America s Cup, with a warmup series starting this week in Auckland leading to the Cup finals match next March. Simon isn t a stranger to radio shows, having appeared on BBC Essex, talkRADIO, Future Radio and on RT TV, as well as previously the British Forces Broadcasting, BBC Look East. City Talk is every Monday 8 pm to 10 pm. Nita Jhummu talks about a range of subjects with guests who this year have included: The Leader of Chelmsford Council, the new Mayor of Chelmsford, Essex, local businesspeople, and local historians.