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27th November : 'True Friend' Sir Richard Praised By Jet Skier Wife.

Sir Richard Branson has proved "a true friend" to the wife of missing South Yorkshire jet ski ace Jeremy Hoyland.

Jacqui Hoyland, aged 44, says the billionaire adventurer has been in regular contact with her and is using his influence and resources to assist in her desperate search for 41-year-old husband who disappeared off the coast of Bali.

The mum-of-two from Talbot Road, Penistone, said Sir Richard was helping her obtain information from Vodafone which would pinpoint her husband's location when he made his last two mobile phone calls while adrift after his machine broke down as he returned to Tanjung Benoa beach.

The tycoon is also pressuring the UK Government to throw resources behind her search and has even assigned an employee to work with her.

Jacqui said Sir Richard was helping her because he had faced danger on the seas himself - only last month he had to pull out of an attempt to break a trans-Atlantic sailing record due to bad weather.

And he was appalled at the lack of help from the Government, she added.

She said: "Sir Richard is proving to be a true friend, and his help points up the total lack of interest from ministers.

"There is still a chance Jeremy is alive, and I keep telling the girls there's a chance until we find something to suggest otherwise - even though each day that chance gets slimmer and slimmer."

The couple have two children, Georgia, 11, and Ellena, 13.

The ex-Penistone Grammar School pupil was with three friends when he went missing in choppy water.

He made two phone calls to a pal in Sheffield, the first to say his jet ski was having problems, then that it was taking on water.

He has not been seen since.

Jacqui said she had spoken to one of the jetskiers who was with Jeremy on the water, pal Peter De Smet from Belgium.

Mr De Smet raised the alarm when he returned to shore after a fruitless search for Jeremy in choppy water. But it was about two hours before a helicopter reached the scene, Jacqui said.

She said: "He could have drifted hundreds of miles, perhaps even to Australia.

"Jeremy is a survivor and I won't stop until I've found him, whatever the outcome.

"We are a family and we will stick together through this because we have to.

Nothing is going to stop us, but it's the not knowing that makes it harder."

Jeremy has more than 10 years experience as a jet skier and is also an experienced administrator.

TheStar.co.uk

26th November : Group Will Help Fight The Floods.

By Richard Vernalls

Flood rescue teams who played a crucial role during last summer’s storms are launching a new lobby group.

Teams from across the UK including Mercia Rescue, based at Upton-upon-Severn, are officially unveiling the Inland Flood Rescue Association (IFRA) at the town’s marina on Saturday, November 29.

In July 2007, inshore rescue teams nationally swung into action supporting the emergency services in flood-hit areas.

IFRA was formally set up in September 2007, but organisers hope the weekend event will raise the group’s profile nationally.

Backers hope the new body will allow the various highly-trained volunteer teams dotted around the UK to be better organised should the worst happen again.

Dave Walker, IFRA spokesman, said:

“It should help avoid a few scenarios like last year where we had specialist rescue teams sat on the sidelines because of a lack of co-ordination.”

The body already has a dozen member teams covering the four corners of the UK with “more on the sidelines”, added Mr Walker.

IFRA will bring water rescue units equipped with boats, hovercraft, jet skis, amphibious vehicles and search dogs under a single banner.

Mr Walker explained: “We’ll have a unified co-ordinated voice at a time when some serious political decision-making is going on.”

For further information visit floodrescueuk.com.

WorcesterNews.co.uk

24th November : JSRA Winter Series Results.
Results from round one of the 2008/09 JSRA Winter Series at Nitrojet, Oxford are now online.
Check them out at...
www.jsra.co.uk

24th November : Wife's Appeal For Missing Jetskier.

Michelle May, North of England correspondent

The Wife of a British jetskier has made a desperate appeal for expert help in finding him a month after he went missing in Indonesia.

Air-sea searches for Jeremy Hoyland have covered hundreds of square miles but he has not been seen since October 24 when his jetski failed two miles off Bali.

His wife, Jacqui, told Sky News online:

"We really need someone who has a specific knowledge of the ocean currents in the area. Perhaps someone who has retired or perhaps someone in the military can help us try to refine the search."

Mr Hoyland made several calls for help from his mobile phone before the battery ran flat.

The last thing he said to rescue teams was "It's getting dark, it's rough and I'm scared… for God's sake be quick".

The 41-year-old, from Penistone in South Yorkshire, has over 10 years' experience as a jetskier and was acting as race director at the Asian Beach Games.

His wife is trying to make contact with the Indonesian Ambassador.

"This isn't somebody on holiday who went there and did something stupid," she said.

"He was invited out there and I feel that the authorities haven't done all they can."

South Yorkshire Police is liaising with the Balinese authorities and Sir Richard Branson has been helping towards the cost of helicopter hire.

Mrs Hoyland is raising funds to return to Bali and says that she is still waiting for a response to an appeal letter sent to the Prime Minister two weeks ago.

At home she is staying positive for the sake of her two daughters, 13-year-old Elena and Georgia, 11.

"It's very quiet without Jeremy," she said.

She went on: "We need expert help...

With no sign of any wreckage, there is no reason to believe that any real harm has come to him. He'll find fresh water and he'll find fruit. He'll manage - I just know it."

Sky News

20th November : Jetskier & Personal Watercraft Magazine.
The December Edition of Jetskier & PW is on sale from all the usual stockists priced £3.50. Included in this edition are all the usual sections plus ride the Yamaha FXHO Cruiser, Costa Tropical - Cruising Spain, World Finals Report, Jack Moule in Profile, Readers Ride - FX1 Restoration, Nosestab Advice From Ice and much much more.
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19th November : Top Skiers Hit Marlow Waters For Charity.

By James Nadal

Britain's top Freestyle Jetskiers hit the water at Westhorpe watersports centre all with a common goal to raise money for a good cause.

Roger and Janice Randall of Westhorpe Watersports Centre at Little Marlow opened its lake to host a freestyle jetski charity event in aid of Sir Michael Sobell House hospice in Oxford.

Novices got expert tips from the star skiers and raised over £2000.

The event was the brainchild of John Church of Loki Customs.

Roger said:

“This charity is close to John’s heart as he recently lost his Mother, Barbara, to cancer and Sobell House along with the McMillan Nurses helped his family through the worst of times.”

BucksFreePress.co.uk

19th November : Jeremy Hoyland BBQ Fund Raiser.
*NitroJet Action Sport Round 1 JSRA winter series BBQ - 22nd Nov 4pm onwards*
On Saturday afternoon after the Beginner Training session has finished the JSRA in conjunction with NitroJet Action Sports will be cooking up a fund raising BBQ, complete with mulled wine.
For a fiver you can eat all you like with all proceeds going to directly the Jeremy Hoyland search fund.
So why not make a weekend of it and support a worthwhile cause. See you there..
www.jsra.co.uk

19th November : Jeremy Hoyland Rescue - Evening At Tattershall.

The owners of Tattershall park have kindly arranged an evening of entertainment, with all proceeds being donated to the Jeremy Hoyland Rescue fund, which is being utilised in the ongoing search for Jeremy.

Starting at 7PM on Saturday the 29th November, there will be a Buffet, Disco and other entertainment, together with raffle and auction of items generously donated.

Whilst entrance will be free, it perhaps would be suggested to "donate" at least £5 per person.

Accommodation is available at 50% of the usual cost, however motorhomes and any "hardened" canvas campers can make use of a free offer to stay overnight!

The lake will be open for any day launches.

Please support this event, which is very much appreciated from the management of Tattershall.

If you require Camping pitches please contact Tattershall Reservations - 01526 348800

Rescue Blogsite

19th November : Wednesday Manager Lends His Support To Family Of Missing Jet Ski Ace.

By Claire Lewis

Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws has lent his support to the family and friends of missing South Yorkshire jet ski ace Jeremy Hoyland.

The Owls' boss met Jeremy's wife Jacqui and daughters Ellena, aged 13, and Georgia, 11, at Hillsborough Stadium to try to raise the profile of their battle to get the British authorities to do more to help.

He said: "I can only sympathise with Jacqui and her family because it is a terrible time for them as they wait for news of Jeremy.

"On behalf of Sheffield Wednesday I would like to express our best wishes to the family. We sincerely hope Jeremy is found in good health soon.

"I would also urge anybody who may be able to help the family in any way they can to do so, because the Hoylands need all the support they can get at this difficult time."

Jeremy, aged 41, a champion jetskier from Penistone, disappeared off the Indonesian island of Bali on October 24 as he brought up the rear of a pack of skiers making their way back to dry land.

He managed to make a mobile phone call to say he was having problems but, because none of the others in front of him turned around until they reached the island, they did not realise he had been left behind.

Daily searches, both on the water and from the air, have so far failed to locate Jeremy or his jetski but his friends and relatives refuse to give up hope.

They believe he may have made it onto one of hundreds of uninhabited islands dotted about the ocean.

A fund has been set up to pay for the search operation and Jeremy's wife has appealed to the British Government to offer advice and assistance.

She has also written to Prime Minster Gordon Brown to make him aware of her husband's plight.

Jeremy, who is known around the world for his involvement with jetskiing, had been invited to Bali to be a race director as part of the Asian Beach Games.

TheStar.co.uk

19th November : Jeremy Is So Proud Of Being British... But Where Is His Country When He Needs It?

By Sheena Hastings

When life is normal, with everything and everybody more or less getting on with business as usual, time flies by.

When someone goes missing, life is thrown right out of kilter and nothing can assume its normal rhythm; every hour that person is absent hangs heavily.

For Jacqui Hoyland, there have been almost four weeks of that dragging weight of time.

Jacqui is nothing if not a realist.

She knows the phone could ring with the terrible news she is trying her darndest not to imagine, and she makes a point of saying, twice, that with every passing day she knows the chances of her husband Jeremy being found alive are a little slimmer.

Knowing that everyone she has asked for help is doing their best would make her feel a lot better.

But the fact is that, since a few days after Jeremy Hoyland's disappearance in the Indian Ocean on October 24, she and her family feel they've have had precious little help from those best placed to offer it.

She's frustrated and says, rather bitterly, that her family are not important enough for someone somewhere to flick a switch that would throw all the resources of Army, Navy and Air Force plus all the technology 21st century science can offer at the task.

Her 41-year-old husband, an after-sales service manager for a component company, comes from the Pennine village of Penistone and lives for his family and his sport.

"If Gordon Brown went missing at sea, there'd be such a hue and cry and they'd track him down in no time," says Jacqui, a European project manager for a major retailer.

"He stopped serious business to comment about that nonsense over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand; yet he has not replied to my request for help in finding Jeremy, sent days ago.

"Jeremy is a survivor and I still believe he will be found alive, but time is passing and we seem to be getting no help from those who could really make a difference in searching for him.

Jeremy represents his country at sport and is fiercely proud of being British, but where is his country when he needs it?"

The house is far too quiet, says Jacqui.

A bristling forest of jet ski trophies are there in the living room.

But the absence of his big, opinionated personality and the shock of the current situation have left their home hushed.

Daughters Elenna, 13, and Georgia, 11, have been going to school for part of the day.

In between, Jacqui talks to the media, talks to Jeremy's brother over in Bali and racks her brains as to where she can turn next to ask for help.

The authorities in Indonesia may have given up, but she and the family see every reason to hope.

When Jacqui met Jeremy 18 years ago at a Young Farmers' event at the local pub, it took him two weeks to move from asking for a first date to proposing marriage in front of all their friends at another Young Farmers' do.

Quick-moving Jeremy also liked to ski, and a few years after they married he also took up jet skiing, learning on the lake at Rother Valley Country Park.

He bought his own jet ski and a VW camper for the family to travel with him, and, within three years was taking part in serious racing events.

As Jeremy began to win and climb the rankings, up to 16 members of the family would go along and to support him.

Determined, tough and a very safe skiier who had never suffered a serious injury in 13 years, no-one was surprised when Jeremy Hoyland became British champion.

"He is very active in the sport all year round, and really wants to promote it and improve its status, hopefully seeing it in the Olympics one day," says Jacqui.

"He's also passionate about making the sport more affordable and accessible, not just an activity for people with money."

In the last three years, Jeremy Hoyland became race director for the Jet Ski Racing Association of Great Britain, organising events all over the UK.

He also joined the board of the International Jet Sport Boating Association.

He was thrilled when he heard that the Asian Beach Games, held in Bali in October, was to be the first official games that included jet skiing.

He travelled as a race official to the World Championships in Arizona at the end of September, then on to Bali for the Asian Beach Games, starting on October 19.

"It was the longest he'd ever been away from home," say Jacqui. "He rang every day, and said how much he missed us. He's a real family man."

On Friday, October 24, Jeremy and other race official colleagues had some hours free before a race later in the day.

Jeremy was concerned about an endurance race the next day, which involved riders crossing to Nusa Lembongan, an island 15 miles away, circling the island, and returning to Bali.

He and the others set out to test the exact distance and time across the choppy channel, making time along the way for
snorkelling.

When the party set off back to Bali, riding a swell of 10-15 feet, they hadn't gone far when Jeremy noticed that his colleague Bob Crabtree was having difficulties some distance behind him.

He dropped back to help, while the others sped on. Fifteen minutes after the rest of the party safely landed, Bob arrived and said he had not seen Jeremy.

"My understanding of events is that the others were sure Jeremy would turn up in time for the start of the afternoon's race at 4pm, but he didn't arrive," says Jacqui.

"He had his phone and tried to get through to Peter, a colleague on the beach, but failed. So he rang Jet Shed, the company in Sheffield who supply jet skis and parts. He knew they had Peter's number.

"He told them he was in trouble about two miles away from Bali and two miles south of where he had been. He couldn't see land, or he would have swum, as he's a very strong swimmer.

His jet-ski wouldn't sink, as the hull is filled with foam, so he would stay with it. He had red and yellow flags for emergency use, and was lying in the water with the flags outstretched."

At around 4.30pm, a sea and air rescue helicopter was sent out from Bali, but Jacqui thinks this crucial first search was carried out in the wrong area.

In total, Jeremy made eight phone calls in the hour-and-a-half after his disappearance, then the phone battery must have given out.

Jacqui was flying back from a business trip to Germany while this drama was unfolding. Two-and-a-half hours after the search had been called off for the night because the helicopter had no lights on it, she heard that her husband was missing.

"I was so upset, and even more upset that he was now going to be 12 hours alone in the water with no-one searching until daylight, but I reckoned that if anyone can survive it's Jeremy.

I went and told his parents, Judith and Peter, and his brother, Nicholas. They were devastated.

"I then got ready to go to Bali, and was already travelling to Heathrow when a Foreign Office phone call came to tell me that a report had come through that the Navy were believed to have found Jeremy.

It turned out that all that had been found was a big lump of debris."

Jacqui had also contacted South Yorkshire Police, and asked them to request information from Vodaphone on Jeremy's whereabouts when he made the last phone call.

In almost a month the information hasn't been forthcoming, she says, even with the help of Sir Richard Branson, who travelled to Bali to talk to local officials and also paid $2,500 for hire of a helicopter.

Vodaphone now say they are working with local operators to get hold of the data.

Jacqui spent 10 days in Bali with Jeremy's brother Nicholas. The Balinese authorities sent helicopters up for five days to comb roughly the same area of around 20 miles diameter, says Jacqui.

"After that, I paid for a helicopter search across a wider area and to leaflet the many small islands and fishing boats, offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who found him.

The authorities over there clearly don't have a plan for such situations, and our Foreign Office doesn't have any contingency, either.

"They haven't put me in touch with anyone who can help. There are hundreds of little islands around there, and he could have washed up on any of them. Many of them are covered in jungle, so he'd probably be okay for food, but it would be quite difficult to see him.

"We need to find people who know how to organise this kind of search, and understand the movements of the ocean to figure out which direction he might have gone in. What we need most urgently is expertise."

Nicholas Hoyland and a friend are still in Bali, conducting searches by boat, and the family here have raised £15,000 so far towards the expenses of the operation.

Jacqui is obviously immensely frustrated that the authorities in Indonesia have done so little to assist someone they invited over to help organise a prestigious event on the island.

No-one has taken responsibility, she says, and she has had little contact from the Foreign Office.

"I'd like the Army, Navy and Air Force to get out there and find him, but I know that's not realistic.

But there must be someone with the right knowledge to help us.. I want to go back to Bali and find Jeremy, but need a plan and a lot more help first.

All the locals say 'the spirits have taken him,' but I don't accept that at all."

YorkshirePost.co.uk

18th November : ATP PC Programmable Total Loss System.
The ATP Total loss has been successfully running on skis around the world for 4 years.
We thought it was time, after feedback from users to add some extra features to our Total Loss system.
But first we wanted to be able to fit the ECU into the OEM electric box before adding any features, this we have now manufactured.
The ATP Total Loss is unrivalled in its quality, reliability and performance tuning capabilities. The new ATP "Flame" Total loss still uses the same tried, tested, proven components and state of the art Flash technology as in our previous system.
We can program your desired or our recommended timing curves or you can purchase the optional extra program lead.
The programming lead enables the user to accurately set timing, RPM and rev limiter, the ECU allows two curves (curve A & curve B) to run entirely separate timings and rev limits.
These two curves can be switched between whilst riding with the flick of a switch on your handle bars. The programming is really quite easy with group edit options and a built in help section.
Features:
Billet aluminium ECU, installs into the OEM electric box Program directly from your laptop to your ECU Run 2 separate curves side by side ECU has a built in “Sleep Mode” the unit will turn off when no engine movement has been detected. Turns on again upon a signal from engine movement within 2 seconds. Therefore does not require any external switching on or off. No need to worry about drain on the battery, the “Sleep Mode” only consumes 8 milliamps Ignition stops on the stop button, no run on Uses waterproof connectors Uses existing OEM wiring harness and connectors alleviating any installer error problems i.e. bad connections and keeping everything as waterproof as possible. No external signs of a Total Loss fitted
Kit Includes:
Pre programmed (if required) ECU (Brain box) in a sealed Billet aluminium case. The case is black anodised satin finish and laser engraved. Lightweight black anodised flywheel Stator plate and pick up Fitting instructions
Programming lead is an optional extra. If you do not wish to purchase this ATP offer the re-programming of curves free of charge to the original purchaser
Please note: Although we have tried to make the installation as simple as possible it is advised that if you are unsure/don’t feel able to do this then please contact us for advice on your nearest fitting centre (if you are too far to come direct to ATP).
Used by Recreational, Pro and AM Freestylers and Freeriders alike, equally amazing on race skis.
Once ordered we will contact you for your ski spec and/or preffered timing curve if necessary.
Yamaha SJ 96+
Please contact us prior to ordering to discuss your requirements.
www.airtimeproducts.co.uk

17th November : Wife Of British Jet Skier Who Disappeared In Bali Appeals Directly To Gordon Brown.

The wife of a British champion jet skier who disappeared off Bali more than three weeks ago has made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Gordon Brown for help.

Jeremy Hoyland, 41, has not been seen since he made a mobile phone call on October 24 saying he was in trouble in the water two miles off the Indonesian island.

His wife Jacqui, 44, from Penistone, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has criticised the assistance offered to her family by the British Government and released the text of a letter she wrote to the Prime Minister a week ago begging him for help.

Mrs Hoyland said she had received no reply from Mr Brown - and had had hardly any contact with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since her husband went missing.

An FCO official at one point phoned her to say Mr Hoyland's body had been found, only to ring back three hours later admitting this was a mistake, she said.

"I am just really critical of the British Government because absolutely nobody has stepped forward to help us at all with anything," she said.

Mrs Hoyland also criticised her husband's mobile phone provider, Vodafone, for not supplying data which could show where he was when he made his last call.

Mrs Hoyland believes her husband could still be alive on one of the hundreds of uninhabited islands in the region around Bali.

She said: "We will not stop until Jeremy is found, one way or another.

"But we still believe that Jeremy is alive because we have no reason at all to believe otherwise.

"Until some wreckage is found to make us think that, then we will still continue to look for him."

Mr Hoyland has over 10 years' experience as a jet skier and is also an experienced administrator of the sport.

He was acting as race director of the jet ski sports event of the Asian Beach Games 2008 in Bali last month.

On October 24 he set off with four friends on borrowed jet skis for the nearby islet of Nusa Lembongan.

The group planned to return to Bali later that day, but Mr Hoyland never arrived.

He made a series of calls using his mobile phone, in the last of which he said he was about two miles off the coast of Bali.

But no trace of him of his jet ski have been found, despite a number of searches.

Mrs Hoyland, who is being supported by millionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, flew to Bali to look for her husband but has since returned to the UK to drum up support from the British authorities.

Mr Hoyland's brother Nicholas, 38, has stayed in Indonesia to work with the local authorities.

A Downing Street spokesman confirmed the letter had been received and said a reply would be sent.

Vodafone said the case was complicated because much of the mobile phone data requested would be held by a third-party network in Indonesia.

Telegraph.co.uk

11th November : Jet Skier's Family Raises Search Funds.

The family of veteran jet skier Jeremy Hoyland, who went missing in Bali last month, is raising funds for another rescue operation, saying they have faith that the jet-ski race official at the Asian Beach Games is still alive.

A charity concert was scheduled to be held at St. John's Junior School in Penistone, UK, on Wednesday, where Jeremy's daughters Georgia, 11, and Ellena, 13, are set to sing. Georgia is a student a the school and Ellena used to study there.

Their mother Jacqui Hoyland pledged to continue all attempts to find the father of two young girls.

"I have a private company which will stand *100,000 more and I will spend it all. I will not stop until I find him.

I'm a realist, but I have to know either way. I have to bring him home -- alive or dead. I have to do that for my daughters at least," Jacqui said earlier this week as quoted by British daily Yorkshire Post.

On Oct. 24, 2008, Jeremy went missing on a jet-ski trip to Tanjung Benoa near Nusa Dua, Bali, from Nusa Lembongan Island, where he had gone on a borrowed jet ski with friends before being due to officiate at a race.

The first ever Asian Beach Games, from Oct. 18 to Oct. 26, 2008, was attended by at least 3,000 athletes and officials from 43 countries.

After staying in Bali for 11 days to join the search in Bali, Jacqui reportedly appealed, to no avail, for help from the UK government to persuade the Indonesian authorities to act more, after the massive search was called off after seven days.

"I only found out at the weekend that they stopped looking for Jeremy on October 31. I'm absolutely devastated. I know that if he is alive, Jeremy will not give in. But I understand that every day that goes by, our chance of finding him is slipping away," she told the newspaper.

Bali Search and Rescue (SAR) team chief Ketut Parwa said standard procedure for locating a missing person stipulated a seven-day search window, starting from the day the person was reported missing. He added the team, aided by Indonesian police, the Military and local residents, had done their utmost during the search.

"Our helicopters even searched all the way to Sumbawa Island, you know, and still we found nothing. Right now, we are monitoring the radio airwaves and informing vessels and local residents to report to us or nearby police on any signs of Jeremy's presence," he told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Sumbawa is an island near Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara Province, east of Bali.

Parwa said if the family still wanted to look for Jeremy, they would have to fund the operation themselves.

"We cannot take part if they still want to look for him," he said.

He added seven helicopters and four boats had been deployed during the seven-day search. To date, there are no reports of wreckage from the jet ski.

The family has set up a website, jeremyhoylandrescue.myblogsite.com, and a Facebook account that provide information on donating money and sending encouraging support messages to the family.

A post titled "Please keep Jeremy Hoyland in your prayer" uploaded on www.pwcforums.co.uk, also invites responses since Jeremy's daughters participate in the forum.

"Every night we light him a candle so he can see his way home," Jacqui said.

TheJakartaPost.com

11th November : I Will Not Rest Until My Jet Skiing Husband Is Found – Alive or Dead.

By Peter Dominiczak

The wife of a jet skier still missing in Bali has pledged to continue funding search operations for as long as it takes to confirm his fate and has already put £10,000 into the hunt.

Jacqui Hoyland said yesterday she will not stop looking for her husband even though the authorities in Bali have given up searching.

Jeremy Hoyland, 41, from Penistone, near Barnsley, has not been seen since October 24, when he went out with four friends on jet skis to the islet of Nusa Lembongan, off the coast of Bali.

Now his wife, who has returned to the UK after 11 days looking for him, is desperately appealing for help from the Government to help her to persuade the Indonesian authorities to act.

The local school attended by Mr Hoyland's two daughters has organised a charity concert in order to raise funds to help Mrs Hoyland, who has already spent £10,000 of her own money on the search.

She has hired helicopters to drop leaflets offering a $10,000 reward over remote fishing villages in the area.

She said she is convinced her husband could still be alive and is determined to do whatever it takes to find some sign of his whereabouts.

"At the moment, I'm using family money to keep the search going," she said. "I have a private company which will stand £100,000 more and I will spend it all.

I will not stop until I find him. I'm a realist, but I have to know either way.

I have to bring him home – alive or dead. I have to do that for my daughters at least.

"I desperately need help and support from the Government, and I haven't got that yet."

Mrs Hoyland said that even though the authorities in Bali had stopped the search, she was convinced it was premature as he could have made it to a remote island.

She said: "I only found out at the weekend that they stopped looking for Jeremy on October 31. I'm absolutely devastated. I know that if he is alive, Jeremy will not give in. But I understand that every day that goes by, our chance of finding him are slipping away.

"They've found no wreckage, jet skis don't sink and if he's managed to get to an island somewhere, I know he'll survive.

"Every night we light him a candle so he can see his way home."

Tomorrow, a charity concert will be held at St John's Junior School in Penistone.

Mr Hoyland's youngest daughter, Georgia, 11, is a pupil there and will be singing at the event. His other daughter, Ellena, 13, is a former pupil and will be at the concert.

The school's headteacher, Antoinette Drinkhill, said:

"I think that this will be so important for the family. It is vital for them to know that everybody in the community is thinking about them and wants to help them out."

Friends of the family said any money raised at the concert would be funnelled straight into search operations in Bali.

Mr Hoyland is a veteran jet skier and was in Bali as a guest of the Asian Beach Games.

After the trip with his friends, he had planned to return to Bali's Tanjung Benoa beach a few hours later to preside over a jet ski race.

He sent a text message from his mobile phone about five hours after his friends returned to say he was about two miles from the beach and needed help. Since then, no one has seen or heard from him.

Mrs Hoyland has appealed to local MPs to help publicise her case and Sir Richard Branson has been in touch with the family to offer his support.

Tomorrow's concert will take place at the Paramount Cinema, Penistone on Wednesday 12th November 2.00-3.00pm.

Tickets cost £4 for adults and £3 for concessions.

All proceeds will go to the Jeremy Hoyland Rescue Fund.

YorkshirePost.co.uk

10th November : We're Sure He's Still Alive.

The anguished wife of a South Yorkshire jet ski ace missing off the coast of Bali for two weeks says: "I know he is still alive."

Jacqui Hoyland has returned to Penistone after an 11-day search for her husband Jeremy who disappeared off the Indonesian island on Friday October 24.

The mum-of-two said her husband of 15 years was a "survivor" and she was confident he would be found.

Jeremy, aged 41, was with three friends returning to Tanjung Benoa beach from the islet of Nusa Lembongan when one of the party fell back due to choppy water.

The ex-Penistone Grammar School pupil waited for him to catch up - but although the friend made it home Jeremy was not seen again.

He made two phone calls to a pal in Sheffield, the first to say his jet ski was having problems, and then that it was taking on water.

Jacqui, of Talbot Road, says she had spent £10,000 on the search including hiring helicopters to drop leaflets offering a US $10,000 reward on remote fishing villages.

Jeremy's brother Nicholas and a friend remain in Indonesia.

She added: "I'm not sleeping properly, I can't do anything, I haven't eaten, I've just got to find him.

"I have a duty to him and to our children to bring him back. I have to stay strong for our children, I won't rest until I find him, absolutely not, no way.

"My gut feeling is he will be hanging on. He's a big, strong man, very sensible.

Jet skis don't sink and if he's got to an island he will survive eating fruit and whatever's available.

It's not unusual to find people weeks after they go missing. They end up stuck on an island."

Jeremy Hoyland is a leading light in the world of jet ski racing. He was in Bali as guest of the organisers of the Asian Games.

In his first call he reckoned he was about a mile from land. In his second it was out of sight.

Jacqui has met Barnsley MP Mick Clapham to urge the Government to provide expert help.

Sir Richard Branson has spoken to the British ambassador in Indonesia on her behalf.

The couple have two children, Georgia, 11, and Ellena, 13.

Jacqui said they had been raising money for the search at their schools, St John's Juniors and Penistone Grammar.

TheStar.co.uk

8th November : Goa Gets Its 1st Woman Lifeguard In Lass From UK.

PANAJI: Goa is all set to get its own CJ Parker or Stephanie Holden.

This season, sauntering on the beaches, peering through binoculars and, if needed, rushing into the choppy waters of the Arabian sea to rescue swimmers in distress will be a blonde, blue-eyed, long-legged lass from the United Kingdom.

Kerry Blewett, 22 years and 5’10” in height, has arrived from the sea-side county of Cornwall to give Goan lifeguards a lesson in rescuing, but could well turn out to be a tourist attraction herself.

“I’ll just have to face it,” laughs Kerry, the first woman lifeguard Goa will have.

On Thursday, Kerry demonstrated jet-ski manoeuvring techniques to 25 male rookie lifeguards at Baina beach, Vasco.

“I’m here to train women lifeguards and spread water-safety awareness among beachgoers,” says Kerry, who has five major rescues under her belt.

Kerry’s knowledge of the sea reflects in her azure eyes.

“I’ve been a lifeguard for the last four years and worked on different beaches during our May-October summer. Swimming, rowing and surfing are my hobbies,” says the waterbaby who spent the last three winters studying at the University of Cardiff and recently graduated in sports science.

Having a woman lifeguard in Goa could result in some interesting incidents.

“We’ve conducted rescues of women tourists and in one case a woman refused CPR from a male lifeguard at Calangute,” says Rajiv Somani, chairman and managing director of Drishti Special Response, which has been awarded the beach safety management programme in Goa.

That’s not a worry for Kerry.

“In an emergency we don’t really see if we’re rescuing a man or a woman. Here, I may coordinate rescues and even get into the action, if needed,” she says.

Comparing Goan beaches to those in the UK, Kerry says, “The beaches here are wider, and the water’s warmer and calmer. Back home, we have a rocky coastline, lots of coves, bigger waves and water that is cold.”

Drishti has 11 lifeguard towers from Baga to Sinquerim in the north and from Velsao to Benaulim in the south, equipped with communication, first aid and beach transport facilities.

“If we even get one woman lifeguard at each of the 11 towers, I think that would be sufficient,” said Somani.

“Women lifeguards can match up to men. Strength is not a major factor. It’s all about the right technique.

Once they know it, women lifeguards could be able to flip a 100 kg drowning man onto the rescue tube,” said Somani.

Indiatimes.com

7th November : JSRA Winter Series.
Calling all Beginner Racers!!!
Now's your chance to don your crash helmets and take to the waters at the Jet Sport Racing Association 2009 Winter Series Championships in pursuit of the JSRA winter series Crown!
Visit jsra.co.uk and download the simple flow chart to find out how.
The RYA's offer of a FREE RACE LICENCE still applies to all BEGINNER RACERS so don't miss this great opportunity and apply today.
Find everything you need to get started: Race Licence, Membership and Entry Forms can all be downloaded.
Don't forget to also download a copy of the JSRA Induction Booklet from the top menu bar.
The championship kicks off at NitroJet Action Sports in Oxfordshire on 22nd - 23rd of November.
Saturday is dedicated to newcomers who would like to just come along and familarise themselves with the race setup before hitting the track.
Everyone is welcome to come along and give it a go.
Round 1 - 23rd Nov Nitrojet Action Sports, Oxford Round 2 - 25th Jan Tattershall Park, Lincolnshire Round 3 - 22nd Feb Tattershall Park, Lincolnshire Round 4 - 15th March Tattershall Park, Lincolnshire (extra round added) Round 5 - 4th April Tattershall Park, Lincolnshire (Saturday)
www.jsra.co.uk

6th November : Water Way To Raise Cash For Station!

DISC jockeys from Radio Lutterworth are braving the icy November waters of Stanton Lakes near Stoney Stanton, in a sponsored blindfold, fancy dress jet-ski race on Saturday.

The five DJs are hoping to raise money to help pay for a full five year licence for the fledgling station, which has so far been restricted to month-long broadcasts.

They will be taking to the water at midday and the event is expected to last about an hour.

People are welcome to go along to watch the action.

Station spokesman Bill Piper told the Mail the event was being organised by a jet-ski centre at Stanton Lakes and all appropriate safety checks had been carried out.

Lutterworthmail.co.uk

4th November : Jeremy Hoyland Update- Search Continues To Outlying Areas.

This news is current as of 6:00 PM, Bali Indonesia time on November 4, 2008.

The IJSBA would like to update the PWC community on the current search efforts of Jeremy Hoyland.

As of this posting, there still has been no sighting of Jeremy or the PWC he was riding when he went missing on October 24th.

Recently, more than 5,000 leaflets have been helicopter dropped to fishing vessels in efforts to further mobilize the local aquatic community to join in the search.

We believe that word of any possible sightings from the fishing community will soon be reported.

But, as of this posting, there have been no sightings or contacts since the 24th and all reported sightings, recoveries or contacts have been confirmed as either inaccurate or not being related to Jeremy Hoyland.

The Hoyland family has been participating in continued helicopter searches in more remote areas of Bali.

These far outlying areas have been combed with the assistance of private enterprises which have made it possible to reach places not possible due to the limited fuel capacity of Bali based helicopters.

Some of the Hoyland family has returned to England in order to tend to family matters and to begin working with the United Kingdom government for assistance in the next phase of searching.

The search efforts will next focus on areas of Java which are possible areas where Jeremy may be located if he was carried by a current different from was previously believed.

We are maintaining hope that Jeremy will be found, safely, in one of these remote areas or that he has been picked up by a fishing vessel that has not yet returned to the mainland.

Whatever the outcome, the Hoyland family will need assistance recovering from the events of the past eleven days. We urge those who can to give generously to the Jeremy Hoyland support fund.

This fund can be found here: http://jeremyhoylandrescue.myblogsite.com/.

Christmas will soon be upon us and those who celebrate it (or the season) will quickly be strapped for cash.

We are asking those who are able to support the fund to not hesitate as this crisis will soon be at its peak but the effects will remain for a lifetime.

A blog to offer positive wishes to the family can be found here: http://jeremyhoylandrescue.myblogsite.com/entry1.html.

ijsba.com

2nd November : Briton Still Missing In Indonesia.

An air and sea search for a Briton who went missing in Indonesia more than a week ago is continuing.

Jeremy Hoyland, 41, of Penistone, South Yorkshire, travelled to the island as a race official in the Asian Beach Games.

But the father-of-two has not been seen since going out on a Jet ski ride to Nusa Lembongan islet on 27 October.

His wife, Jacqui, and brother Nicholas are helping with the search. A family friend said they were optimistic he would be found.

The friend Jonathan Oddy said although there had been no sightings of Mr Hoyland or the red Yamaha Jet ski he was riding, the Indonesian authorities had told the family they are committed to the search.

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"Having looked at the east coast, they are now focusing their search on the west coast of the island.

"If they were not confident they would not spend time on these resources."

Mr Hoyland and four of his friends travelled to Nusa Lembongan on sea scooters.

He had planned to return to Bali's Tanjung Benoa beach a few hours after the others to preside over a Jet ski race.

He sent a text message from his mobile phone about five hours after his friends returned to say he was about two miles from the beach and needed help.

The family has been handing out leaflets on the island appealing for help.

Mr Oddy said: "Jeremy is the sort of guy who is hands-on and has the potential to be self-sufficient. We're confident he will be found."

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The missing man's daughters, Ellena, 13 and Georgia, 11, have remained in the UK.

Another family friend, Scott Frazier, executive director of the International Jet Sports Boating Association, of which Mr Hoyland was an official, has offered a $10,000 (£6,380) reward for his safe return.

Others, including Sir Richard Branson, have also pledged money to a search fund.

The Foreign Office is in contact with Indonesian authorities and is providing consular assistance to Mr Hoyland's family.

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