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Sailing Sclerosis
Oceans of Hope
http://www.sailing-sclerosis.org
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12.10.2015
Oceans of Hope's Barcelona stopover marks victory for people with MS
Barcelona stopover marks victory for Oceans of Hope crew with MS
We actually did it! Two thirds of the 100 crew living with MS, who have taken part in the Oceans of Hope voyage, took part in the Barcelona celebrations marking that the world circumnavigation has come full circle with the return to the Iberian Peninsula. The yacht and her crew also attended the world’s largest global sclerosis conference ECTRIMS 2015 in Barcelona, where they were heralded for their unique way of giving back hope to people with MS around the world.
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Next stop Copenhagen! On Tuesday 13th Oceans of Hope leaves Port Vell in Barcelona headed for her home port of Copenhagen.
Almost 20 people living with MS from the local MS society in Barcelona got the chance to taste what it is like to be at sea accompanied by former MS crew members from Oceans of Hope.
Barcelona Taster Sails
There and back again
On November 15th Oceans of Hope will arrive in Copenhagen marking the official completion of the world circumnavigation. We hope to see you all there! More information will follow soon.
Watch the photos from Oceans of Hope's arrival to Port Vell in Barcelona. She was escorted to the finish line by a flotilla of local yachts chartered by former crew members living with MS and greeted by two thirds of Oceans of Hope's altogether 100 crew living with MS, their spouses, friends and collaborators on the dock.
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Mikkel Anthonisen delivered a clear message at a Biogen hosted educational dinner saying that the Oceans of Hope project insists on integrating the dimension of empowerment into healthcare by creating communities in which people living with MS are treated as assets, not as burdens.
We actually did it! Oceans of Hope arriving in Barcelona.
The first world circumnavigation with people with MS as crew is coming to an end. In this video blog, Founder of the Sailing Sclerosis Foundation and Oceans of Hope, Mikkel Anthonisen, wraps up the past 16 months aboard the Sailing Yacht Oceans of Hope.
A Global Voyage to Change Perceptions of Multiple Sclerosis
The Sailing Sclerosis project, Oceans of Hope, is the first ever circumnavigation by a yacht crewed by people with MS. The project will change the perception of multiple sclerosis by showing what is possible when people with a chronic disease are empowered to conquer their individual challenges, by engaging those whose lives are touched by MS and developing networks as a foundation for life-changing behaviours.
Biogen is the Official Partner of Oceans of Hope. Through cutting-edge science and medicine Biogen discovers, develops and delivers to patients worldwide innovative therapies for the treatment of MS. Founded in 1978, Biogen is the world's oldest independent biotechnology company.
Copyright © 2015 Sailing Sclerosis Foundation, All rights reserved.
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