Owning a large Sailing Yacht is a rare opportunity to experience the amazing freedom, of worldwide Ocean travel. Its demanding, of course, since all types of sailing involve risk, to both the Vessel and Crew. But its also exhilarating and rewarding, offering skilled Crew a very different experience, from normal life on Land.
Owning a large Sailing Yacht is a rare opportunity to experience the amazing freedom, of worldwide Ocean travel. Its demanding, of course, since all types of sailing involve risk, to both the Vessel and Crew. But its also exhilarating and rewarding, offering skilled Crew a very different experience, from normal life on Land.
As a youngster, I dreamed about sailing, but only realized my ambition after selling my business and together with my Brother, Hamish, deciding on the best way to start.
As an Englishman, the right way was with the Royal Yachting Association, Competent Crew, Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper Courses, followed by specialist Race Training, with the British Sailing School Offshore Racing Team, based on the Isle of White. It was hard work, in freezing cold winds and often rough Seas, but the critical lessons of offshore Navigation and Seamanship, were learned the hard way, from British professionals.
My first Boat, a Nautor Swan36, was purchased new from Finland and delivered to Southampton, in Southern England. We then undertook a 1,400 Nautical Mile passage to our new base in Puerto Banus, Spain. This was followed by extensive, two handed Cruising in the Mediterranean seas of Spain, France Italy and North Africa, culminating in the by-annual, Nautor Swan European Cup at the amazing Island of Porto Cervo, in Sardinia. It was at Porto Cervo that we saw the larger Swans racing and heard of a new event, which would change our lives, forever.
Europa 1992 - Round-the-world Ocean Racing
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