Geoff Holt, disabled seafaring explorer, talks to the RNLI for their 200 Voices podcast
by RNLI 18 Jan 2024 18:43 GMT
Geoff Holt © RNLI
The RNLI's new 200 Voices podcast launched in August 2023 and, in the run-up to the charity's bicentenary on 4 March 2024, an episode will be released every day for 200 days, exploring captivating stories from the charity's history, through to modern day.
The charity has been saving lives at sea since it was founded in 1824 and, in that time, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 144,000 lives. Funded by voluntary donations, and with lifeboats crewed by specially-trained volunteers, the RNLI is a truly unique rescue organisation with a remarkable 200-year story to tell - many highlights of which are shared through the podcast series.
Available across all podcast platforms and the RNLI's website, listeners can hear from survivors, supporters, volunteers, lifeguards, celebrity ambassadors, historians and many more from across the UK and Ireland - and beyond.
Geoff talks about his life from a paralysing injury to becoming the first quadriplegic to single-handedly sail across the Atlantic Ocean and how his support for the RNLI started at just four years old!
Listen to the podcast here.
Find more at RNLI.org/200Voices.
To find out more about the RNLI's bicentenary, visit RNLI.org/200.