I'm a latecomer to sailing, only discovering it as a passenger a few years ago while on holiday in Turkey. Since then I had a few more sailing holidays and became more interested in helping out/crewing.
I'm looking to sail with an experienced, safe and reliable skipper who can also be relaxed and good company. One who can probably manage singlehanded but who appreciates some help and company. Preferably cruising/short trips but I can cope with some longer/overnight journeys.
I’ll soon be retired and looking forward to more free time. Looking for a Med trip then maybe further afield later in the year.

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I discovered sailing in 2011 as a passenger and loved it so in 2012 I completed a RYA Competent Crew course in Gibraltar sailing to Ceuta, Morocco, Estepona. In the following years I helped friends on occasional trips around Malta, Sicily, Sardinia to Menorca as well as plenty of boat maintenance chores!
2014-17 A few weeks each summer crewing in Greece - Cyclades, Dodecanese, and Saronic Gulf.
For the summer of 2018 I had a short trip sailing along the Ayrshire coast and Firth of Clyde, Scotland. In complete contrast I sailed in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico for 10 days in November 2018.
In 2019 I spent 2 weeks relaxed sailing in the Saronic Gulf, Greece; and a more demanding trip from Scotland to Cork, Ireland.
No sailing in 2020 of course
2021 included 4 weeks in Greece/Cyclades and later a few days along the UK south coast from Plymouth to Poole.
2022 &2023 were relaxed cruising in the Ionian islands. I had a great time there and I'm looking forward to another, already arranged sailing trip there in May/June 2024

I'm a relaxed, tolerant person and quite happy to go with the flow. My interests include running, yoga, hiking usually in the Lake District National Park but I also love to walk and wander about when I get to new places. Recently I've taken up learning golf in anticipation of those retirement days which are not far away. Unless I'm sailing of course.

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I like the activity as well as the relaxation that sailing can provide and so find it ideal for me as a holiday. I'd also like to have a few more experiences actually sailing and be a useful crew member.
Romance is not my main motivation. I am comfortably single right now but in life you never know what will happen with the future so I keep an open mind.