We are pleased to announce that NICK KNOWLES has kindly agreed to be an Ambassador for Exercise TRANSGLOBE and will officially start the Expedition at Southsea Castle on Saturday 11th July 2009.

One of the UK’s best established and most versatile of presenters, Nick Knowles is always in great demand and he has a full schedule throughout TRANSGLOBE so he greatly regrets that he can’t extricate himself from his filming commitments for long enough to actually sail on one of the 13 stages of the TRANSGLOBE voyage.  He is nonetheless delighted to lend his name as an Ambassador, promoting and fully supporting the initiative and we’re proud to have him on board with the Project.  Nick sent the following very personal message to the TRANSGLOBE team and participants:

“I would have loved to have sailed a leg and supported some of the crew members taking part but the timing makes it impossible. But this is a really worthwhile venture and these guys and girls deserve all the support we can give them. Anything that helps to raise awareness of our courageous armed forces, who are putting their lives on the line to defend us all, has got to be worthwhile. Also, I’m only too happy to stand up alongside thousands of others to support the Charity Help for Heroes which is doing so much essential work in the area of mental and physical rehabilitation. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone at the start in July!”