I have sailed, mainly racing, over many years and having worked in boat-building, rig-building and sail-making I know my way around the technical side of yachting.
Most of what I know about racing boats I learned from Phil Morrison when I was fortunate enough to work for the greatest living British dinghy designer for three years over 1977-1979.
Siblyback Sailing Club, Cornwall 1969-1975
1970 Otter 196 (skipper)
1973 Scorpion 872 (skipper)
1973 Cruise around the Orkneys on the Gordonstoun School Yacht "Sea Spirit"
1975 Plymouth Sailing School (Sailing Instructor)
1975 Various channel yacht races as crew
Boat builder: South East Boat-builders, Beckley, Rye, Sussex Bexhill Sailing Club, Sussex 1976
1977 Scorpion 1675 [self-built] (skipper)
Sailmaker: Morrison Sails, Polegate, Sussex Pevensey Bay Sailing Club 1977-1979
1977 Merlin Rocket Inland Championship 1st (crew for Phil Morrison)
1978 Merlin Rocket Nationals 6th (crew for Bill Twine)
1978 Fireball Nationals Felixstow (crew for Phil Morrison)
1978 Scorpion Nationals Hythe 2nd (crew for Phil Morrison)
1978 Albacore Worlds Torbay (crew for Sam Bott)
Rig builder: Racing Sailboats, Battersea, London Ranelagh Sailing Club, Putney, London 1979-1982
1979 National 12 Burton Week Whitstable - Marmite Soldier [self-built](skipper)
1979 Fireball Nationals Penzance (skipper)
1981 Fireball Nationals Thorpe bay(crew for Peter Robinson)
1982 Fireball Worlds Frankston 8th (crew for Peter Robinson)
1981 470 (crew for Peter Robinson) British Olympic Training Squad
1982 Thai National Sailing Team (National Coach)
1982 Naivasha Sailing Club Kenya (Racing Coach)
Trainee Solicitor, London Law Society Yacht Club 1983-1987
1983 Naivasha Sailing Club Kenya (Racing Coach)
1983 Fireball Europeans Le Val Andre (crew for Mark Saville)
1984 Fireball Worlds San Francisco (crew for Mark Saville)
Solicitor, London & Sussex Law Society Yacht Club 1987-1999
Law Society Yacht Club 1990-2000 (Treasurer then Commodore)
1990 Yacht Master Offshore Theory
1991 Scorpion Nationals Porthpean (skipper)
1993 J24 Worlds Abersoch (crew for Nick Whipp)
1988 - 2004 Air Canada, Turner & Newell Industry Sailing Challenge: skippering numerous entries from Hobson Audley Solicitors and The Law Society Yacht Club as well as various Law Society Yacht Club Events; training members and colleagues to yacht race.
Business consultant & administrator, Sussex 1999 - 2017
2001 Scorpion Nationals 1st Old Boats (skipper)
2002 First Class 8 - Round the Island Race: Unrated Class D 1st (skipper)
2004 LSYC v Bar Yacht Club at Cowes in Sonars 1st (skipper)
2019 Renovating Scorpion 1759 after 18 years in a rat infested garage, competing in the Scorpion Diamond Jubilee National Championships in Penzance, August 2021.
2022 Renovating Scorpion 1929 (the very first Gosling Scorpion) and competing in the Scorpion National Championships at Looe SC, Cornwall.
