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Rafael Nadal joins E1 electric boating league as team owner
As some of you will know, I am a keen tennis player, admittedly nowhere near Nadal’s standard (!); so, I could not let this story pass by. I have read a widely circulated media report that Rafael Nadal is set to become a new team owner in the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric race boat championship. The 22-time Grand Slam champion will enter his own team for the inaugural season.
Alongside his incredible success on the tennis court, Nadal – a Mallorquin islander – says he is passionate about the ocean and is hugely supportive of E1’s mission to accelerate clean mobility and restore marine ecosystems.
“I’m really excited to be getting involved with a project like E1 that values sustainability and will make a positive impact on society as a whole, especially in coastal communities,” says Nadal. I always wondered what famous tennis players do when they retire. It seems Rafa is developing a plan of action for what to do when he finally hangs up his racquet. Good luck Rafa!
RNLI station celebrates first all-female crew
An RNLI station in North Shields has launched its first all-female crew, hailing it as a “momentous occasion”. Helmed by Anna Heslop, the four-strong RNLI Cullercoats crew spent an hour-and-a-quarter in the North Sea on a training exercise. It was the first time the station had ever launched a crew consisting of all women. Until ten years ago, there had never been a female volunteer at the station.
The station’s lifeboat operations manager — and mother of Ms Heslop — Kay Heslop says Cullercoats had sought an all-female crew for a long time. Speaking to the BBC, she points out that 10 per cent of RNLI volunteers across the UK are women.
Anna, Rose, Kay, Sarah and Hannah. Article
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