Southampton Boat Show

We spent all last Sunday "volunteering" for the international charity, Mercy Ships, at the Southampton Boat Show. This show, one of the biggest in the world, attracts tens of thousands of visitors to see the thousands of boats on display and the acres of stands selling everything a sailor might need. The cheapest boat we saw was a £500 kayak, the most expensive a huge sailing yacht costing £2.7 million. We were on the Mercy Ships stand, encouraging people to volunteer to serve on the hospital ship, Africa Mercy, which offers free medical aid to the poor of the world. Primarily we were looking for people with sea-going skills and qualifications to volunteer but we also interested doctors, dentists, nurses, engineers, teachers and gap year students. We believe that some of the seeds which we sowed in people's minds will bear fruit one day. If you would like to know more about volunteering on the Africa Mercy log on to mercyships.org.uk