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december 21, 2016 - Amels

Crew completes Charity Cycle Challenge

Press release available only in original language. 

GENE MACHINE’s amazing crew has completed a heroic Transatlantic Cycle Challenge in support of two great charities. With a converted #amels bike on deck during GENE MACHINE’s transatlantic passage, the crew took turns cycling 8771 km – the distance from Vlissingen to St. Maarten – and finished 10 hours in front of the #yacht. These heroes even stopped mid-Atlantic to rescue the crew of a dismasted Bavaria 44 taking part in the ARC 2016

The objective of GENE MACHINE’s crew was to raise both money and awareness for The Heart Research Institute and Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust. Both causes are closely linked to members of the crew who have lost friends and family through both cancer and heart disease.

Join #amels and #damen in supporting this great effort: virginmoneygiving.com/genemachine

GENE MACHINE is a 55-metre #amels 180 (180 ft) delivered in 2013.

More information on the press release

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