<div>Hi, my name is Titouan Christodoulou and I am a 14-year old sailor competing internationally with the Cyprus National Sailing Team.
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/90392133_1745189668820307_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Sailing is my life</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Sailing is more than just a sport for me, it is a way of life. It teaches me independence, problem-solving, sharp decision-making and resilience to adversity, which often happens in sailing. On the water, I not only sail against others and the elements, I also compete against my myself to overcome my own limits and grow as a person.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/90392133_1745110272251202_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I am an ambitious sailor with big dreams. I have put in lots of hard work over the years and have sacrificed countless birthday parties, sleepovers, weekends and holidays for training. I have missed school several times for international regattas only to work twice as hard to catch up.
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/90392133_1745189820712432_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I qualified in the Australian Optimist Development Squad from the age of 11 and the Australian Optimist Team from the age of 13. I represented Australia in international regattas in New Caledonia and Thailand, and in 2024 I earned a coveted spot to represent Australia in the Asian and Oceanian Championship. In 2024, I spend time in Turkey and Italy to train with one of the best Optimist coaches in the world, <a href="https://www.riccisailing.com/about-simone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Simone Ricci</a>, who helped me sharpen my skills and focus my attention to extreme detail.
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/90392133_1745183869559130_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>My dream is to become a professional competitive sailor. I dream of competing on the world-stage. I compete with optimist, but I also sail a laser and I love windsurfing. I want to do it all! One day I also want to sail around the world!
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/90392133_1745188221613096_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>School is very important for me and I am a high-achiever academically. I understand that true success comes from discipline, balance, and a strong work ethic. My parents have taught me the importance of balance between meeting the demands of elite sports while maintaining academic results.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>National Sailing Team of Cyprus</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I was born in Australia but my parents are from Cyprus and France. I speak English, French and Greek, and I am now learning Spanish.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I have earned the privilege to represent Cyprus from now onward with the National Sailing Team. I am a Cypriot as much as I am an Australian and French. I feel a deep connection to Cyprus. Some of my strongest memories are from Cyprus, surrounded by loving family and lifelong friends. My yiayia (grandmother), my two uncles whom I am very close and my cousins are in Cyprus.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>My role model and personal superhero is Pavlos Kontides, the only Cypriot Olympic champion ever, twice! Here is a photo of him and me in Adelaide where he participated in the ILCA world championship while I was competing in the Australian Optimist championship. The other photo is me and my brother celebrating Pavlos's second silver at the Paris olympic games :)
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/90392133_174511240252177_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Why I need your help</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I have recently qualified to represent Cyprus with the National Sailing Team at the <strong>2025 European Optimist Championship</strong>, held at Çeşme, Turkey during 28 May - 4 June. This is a significant milestone in my sailing career and an essential step toward achieving my long-term dream: becoming a professional sailor!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This unique opportunity comes with significant financial challenges. Sailing does not come cheap. My family has made lots of sacrifices over the years to support my dream but there are limits to how much they can do.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I am asking for your support to raise EUR 4750 or AU$ 8,500 to cover for the necessary expenses to prepare and compete on this international stage. The expenses include:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<ul>
<li>EUR 1600 or AU$ 2,850, for flight and transport from Sydney to Izmir, Turkey and back.
</li>
<li>EUR 420 or AU$ 750 for seven days accommodation for training before the regatta.
</li>
<li>EUR 590 or AU$ 1,050 for competition entry fees including six nights accommodation during the event.
</li>
<li>EUR 450 or AU$800 for chartering a boat for the competition.
</li>
<li>EUR 200 or AU$355 for chartering a boat for pre-event training.
</li>
<li>EUR 600 or AU$1,065 for coaching fees.
</li>
<li>EUR 350 or AUD$620 for contribution toward chartering a support boat.
</li>
<li>EUR 495 or $880 for a <a href="https://www.sailcenter.com/en/sails/dinghies/optimist-race/one-sails/onesails-advanced-one-adv.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new sail</a> .
</li>
</ul>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Most of the expenses outlined above are described in the <a href="https://2025europeans.optiworld.org/uploaded_files/Document_103930_20250206115015_en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Notice of Race</a> of the regatta.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>How you can help</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Every contribution, big or small, makes a huge difference! Any amount helps bring me closer to the starting line at the 2025 European Optimist Championship to represent Cyprus. Your generosity not only support my sailing goals, but is also an investment to the future growth of the Cyprus sailing team.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>If you are unable to donate, you can still make a difference by sharing this campaign with family, friends, and on social media.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I will be posting regular updates on my progress on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/titouanclg/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> account, from my preparation in Sydney and Turkey to event milestones. You can follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/titouanclg/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> and see how your support has helped shape a young athlete's future.
</div>

Anonymous

Patricia Utrilla

Juan Perez

EliseLombrage Lycee Condorcet

Ivana Raonic

Anne-Sophie M

Julie to

Odile Le Gac

Martina Popelkova

Charline Samuell

Quentin Dubots

Flavien ESPIC

Celine Boutier

Renata Sylwia Kaminska

Christiana Stavrou

Armelle Laloue

Back Titouan's dream: 2025 Optimist Europeans

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Back Titouan's dream: 2025 Optimist Europeans

Still $5,900 to go. Help us build momentum.