Challenge Cup to be held at Emsworth harbour to honour cancer surviving sailor

To be awarded annually, Chaloner’s Challenge Cup is a new initiative to recognise users of Chichester Harbour who have overcome personal challenges to be afloat.

Submissions can be made by anyone, on behalf of anyone and all personal challenges will be considered.

This could be a local sailor living with a disability or a paddleboarder who has overcome personal adversity.

Any harbour user who has overcome a challenge to remain afloat can be proposed.

The Challenge Cup is name in honour of Chaloner Chute who survived cancer and then got hit by a car while out on his bike a year ago.

Mr Chute said: “A year ago, I was involved in a collision with a car while out on my bike. I suffered serious traumatic injuries and I am now recovering well. As it happened the driver of the car was a nurse and she was blinded by the Autumn sun. She didn’t see me. I ended up in the A&E at her Hospital, St Richard’s.

“Following wonderful care and treatment I am making a steady recovery.