Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Support the Leukemia Cup with a Donation!


I am very pleased to announce that Dee Smith Yacht Racing and Team Premiere will be racing on the Farr 400, for this year's 20th Anniversary Leukemia Cup, in my home town of Annapolis, to be held over June 1-2, 2012. Dee Smith Yacht Racing and Team Premier are committed to raising more money and set higher goals for the 2012 Leukemia Cup.
As some of you already know, that in the past I have dedicated our sailing and fundraising efforts to an old friend Mark Rudiger, who lost his courageous battle to Lymphoma a few years back now.
This year I would like to dedicate the regatta and fundraising efforts to two, very dear sailing friends, Rob Moore and John Cook who lost their battles with cancer earlier this year.  Both guys were avid sailors.
Rob was a good mate, on and off the water and we had the pleasure of racing in many classes over the last decades in and around San Francisco, down the coast of Mexico, Hawaii, just to mention a few of our ocean going escapades.  His camera was never far from his side, and we all looked forward to reading his sailing expose's in Latitude 38 every month. On a personal level, loosing Rob to lung cancer, the same form as mine has been a hard pill to swallow this year. 
My other sea faring buddy John Cook, an English gentleman of the highest caliber, owner of the TP52, Christabella, lost his brave battle with stomach cancer only a few weeks ago in the UK. I am honored to say that I raced many seasons aboard the Christabella, and John was one of the first people to bring me back on board to race again after my recovery. 
They both had a real passion for our sport of sailing and will be truly missed on and off the water.
The Leukemia Cup continues to raise huge amounts of money, which is used to keep funding cancer research in the hope of a cure, and development of medicines and technology that will keep Stage 4 Cancer patients, such as myself alive. The success of this year’s cup is dependent on strong community support and corporate leaders. Dee Smith Yacht Racing and Team Premier are making significant contributions of time and resources as well, but we need your help in making the 20th anniversary Leukemia Cup the best ever.
Please help me help keep this science working....  


Yours in good health! Dee Smith  
Sponsored by:
Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard