ZURICH Insurance is to sponsor the only non-commercial yacht in next year‘s British Telecom Global Challenge round the world yacht race. Zurich has teamed up with the Time & Tide Trust‘s entry.

The Time & Tide team is the only yacht in the race which will be crewed entirely by people with disabilities. During the recent Southampton International Boat Show, Zurich handed over a cheque to James Hatfield MBE, skipper of the Time & Tide, and Stuart Boreham (pictured) a crew member who has cerebral palsy. Zurich will co-sponsor the yacht in next September‘s race with Church‘s Famous English Shoes, BT‘s community programme and a number of other sponsors which are still negotiating.