“THE TINY SOUTH ATLANTIC SPECK OF SAINT HELENA”
sportal.co.nz 04th October 2010
From sprawling Australia to the tiny south Atlantic speck of Saint Helena, they came to Delhi on Sunday night to hear Prince Charles declare open a Commonwealth Games so blighted by chaotic preparations they once feared it might not happen at all.
TAKING THE SLOW BOAT
www.telegraph.co.uk 04th October 2010
The Saint Helena team, Britain’s second oldest remaining colony after Bermuda, showed us how travel used to be for sporting teams.
Its four-man squad - all shooters whose guns have been lent by the Jersey team - took the RMS Helena, the only boat for inhabitants, which took five days to reach Cape Town. Amazingly, they had to leave for Delhi on August 26 as the boat was being taken to the Cape for repair.
At 69, Cyril Leo is the oldest member and is accompanied by son Rico. Their trip has been paid for by the British government and Leo junior says he would like to train in Britain. Diary wishes them well.
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