LateSail announces support for RNLI’s Mayday campaign

Yacht charter company, LateSail, is lending its support to the RNLI’s Mayday campaign to promote the importance of safety at sea to the sailing community.

The RNLI’s annual campaign is a yellow-themed fundraiser aiming to raise £700,000 to fund the vital kit that protects RNLI volunteers in all weathers.

LateSail’s team are keen sailors and understand how important it is to have a service dedicated to protect people enjoying the UK’s 19,000 miles of coastline and inland waters.

The team is encouraging its customers to donate £5 to the charity for every booking made in May. The company will then match each donation and contribute £5 themselves.

They will also be producing a series of blogs, video and social media content on Facebook throughout May to raise awareness of being safe on a yacht charter holiday.

For every booking made by US customers, LateSail will donate $5 to the Virgin Islands Search And Rescue (VISAR), the non-profit search and rescue operation in the British Virgin Islands.

LateSail has a personal connection to the RNLI as its General Manager, Sebastian, is a volunteer at his local lifeboat station in Gravesend, Kent.

He said: “The RNLI is an important part of the marine community of which we are a part, both at LateSail and in my own sailing life. We therefore take pride in supporting RNLI initiatives, fundraising and personally being a volunteer on the Gravesend crew .

“Volunteers make this service the truly great organisation that it is and we rely heavily on our equipment and all-weather gear.

He adds: “We’ll share how much we raised once the campaign is over, so stay tuned.”

Find out more by following LateSail on Twitter and Facebook.