HOLD FOR A SUITABLY QUIET DAY
Members of BLESMA, the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen Association prepare their 65 foot yacht in Portsmouth to race in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. They will be the first ever all limbless crew to compete in the ARC which will leave Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 20 November to attempt the 2,700 nautical mile Atlantic voyage to St Lucia. The 16-strong crew are all former service men who have lost limbs in the service of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. PA Photo: Chris Ison.