Teenager to help other young cancer survivors take sailing trips

A teenager from Rayne who beat a rare form of cancer has completed yacht sailing training so he can help other young survivors. Sam Dore, 18, spent March with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, learning how to take young people sailing. The former Notley High School pupil benefited from the trips himself when he was diagnosed with Nasophyaryngeal Carcinoma aged 13. He beat the cancer- in the cavity behind his nose and throat - with a course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. During his recovery the Trust took him sailing around the Solent with 20 other children. He said: "I first came on a trip in 2011 and have sailed with the Trust for four years since then. “I wanted to be able to give back to the Trust, and show the young people coming on trips for the first time how much fun sailing is." The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust was launched in 2003 to give young people in recovery from cancer the chance to rebuild their confidence through sailing.