Oliver Cheshire deemed ‘talented sailor’ as he takes to seas for Artemis Challenge

The model joined Alex Thomson to try his hand at sailing
Emma Powell14 August 2015
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Model Oliver Cheshire has been deemed “a talented sailor” after riding the waves aboard a Hugo Boss yacht.

Cheshire, 27, donned his sailing gear as he joined British yachtsman Alex Thomson and his racing crew for the Artemis Challenge – a 50-mile charity race during the annual Cowes Week Regatta which sees the winner awarded £10,000 towards a charity of their choice.

Speaking about his experience, Cheshire said: “I was really excited to be invited to join Alex Thomson on-board Hugo Boss and to become a part of the team for the day.

"I was amazed to learn that this is the boat that Alex sailed around the world solo in. I was ready for dry land again after four hours, so I can’t begin to imagine what it must be like to spend the best part of three months alone at sea on a boat like that."

The Boss team finished the race in fourth place in the IMOCA class in 5 hours, 17 minutes and 24 seconds.

Despite not winning Thomson donated £3,000 to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.

Speaking about their placing, Cheshire said: "Whilst I don’t think I’ll be signing myself up for anything as epic as that anytime soon, the Artemis challenge was a fantastic experience and not like anything I’ve ever done before.

"I’d like to thank Alex and HUGO BOSS for inviting me to take part, and for the very generous donation they have made to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The money raised will help this amazing charity continue to provide world class care to their young patients and to pioneer new treatments and cures for childhood illnesses."

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in