After many years without a
boat I've decided to
purchase a Contessa 32 this year, a
boat I have experience of sailing under someone else's
ownership. I plan to cross the Atlantic solo within 3 years and hence the Contessa
purchase this year in preparation.
I come from a background of sail making and boat building. Starting out as a youth building hand glider and paraglider
sails and then moving onto Fibre glass boat building along with some carbon fibre until I reverted back to sail making, except this time for the yachting industry which lasted 8 years until I returned to boat building.
I then suffered a spinal injury which took two years 2 operations and 7 procedures to recover from and once recovered I became the manager of a very popular yacht chandlers, where I am today.
I live on the UK's south coast and have sailed many day boats, many Cowes week
events and a limited amount of cross channel passages to Alderney and
France. Now in my mid 40's I'd like to accomplish the one dream I've had ever since first making a cross channel
passage 25 years ago, to make a solo
passage across the big pond.
Hopefully I can be of some help to the
forums. Sail making is my strongest asset and passion and where I'm always available for
advice. My sail making tutor was the sail maker to Sir Robin Knox Johnson aboard 'Condor' in the 1977 Whitbread round world
race, Paul Newell.
So, hello.