Hi there, Returned to UK for the summer after being involved in Ocean Globe Race as a volunteer. Youthful outlook, energy, fitness & positive attitude for life. My glass is always half full! I am fully vacinated, healthy, physically & mentally equipped for offshore passages, relaxed & friendly, don't suffer from seasickness & remain calm in unexpected circumstances. Boat sitting Hallberg Rassy in the Azores & Beneteau in Australia. Many years racing in Australia. 56,000nm cruising & deliveries as RYA Comp Crew.
29 SEPTEMBER 2023
Today is my “Ten Year Anniversary” since I started sailing around the world - crewing, yacht deliveries, racing, cruising and working as a cook on a 95’ super yacht!
From Anguilla to Australia, Borneo to Bahamas, Caribbean to Christmas Island, Madagascar to Monaco, San Blas to Sri Lanka and lots more in between.
I’ve sailed on yachts with two, three, four and five crew, everyone taking turns at every boat job, night watches of 3-4 hours. Experienced smouldering smoke, flooding, Pan Pans, furling problems, engine failure, snow, have been a line handler on the Panama Canal, etc.etc. Taken over 20,000 photos and covered over 56,000nm in my sailing career.
Yachts have been from small to large – 24’ Melges racing yacht up to a 70’ Hylas and an 80’ A-Frame catamaran. Weather has been kind to me with one of the highest winds in the Chesapeake River at 48kts.
I’ve enjoyed crossing the Atlantic Ocean West to East twice, the Pacific - Panama to Australia on the World ARC and Lombok to Madagascar on the Oyster World Rally.
The most amazing part of this has been meeting fascinating people and exploring new countries and cultures - over 80. I’m looking forward to the next ten!!