1984-1990 Early Sailing

Scotland

• Dinghy Racing as Crew And Helm
• GP14
• Enterprises
• Mirror

1990-Present : Racing Locations:

Scotland ,N. Ireland, Sweden , England, New Zealand , & Republic of Ireland

• Racing as crew on board "Ailish " 34ft Sparksman & Stephenson, Scotland , Ireland . Competing in Inshore and off shore races National championships and regattas with extensive successes.
• Racing as Mate on Board " Dione " 60ft Swedish Admirals Cup yacht Throughout Scotland at National Championship level and Club offshore and inshore level. Continual winners in class. Cork regatta Series class winners. Class winners in the Swedish National championship the "Gotland Runt".
• Various competitive Dinghy competitions throughout this period.
• Racing as Crew aboard various Keelboats in the Hakauri Gulf Auckland New Zealand.

   

1990-Present : Cruising Locations

 

• Ailish 34 S&S , Cruising on the Clyde
• Dione 60ft Swedish, Cruising Republic of Ireland , Sweden, Scotland , N.Ireland as mate
• Rona of Melfort; 34ft Rival , Cruising extensively in Scotland and N. Ireland as mate including passages as Skipper.(Qualifying passages for Yachtmaster offshore)
• Cherry Ripe; Cruising throughout the West Coast of Scotland , Faroes Islands, N. Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. As mate.
• Ocean Youth Trust/Club Yachts: Crewing and mating on various Sail training yachts for the educational Charity.
• John Laing 72 Ft Shipwright, Cruising in the Southern Pacific .Between Tahiti and New Zealand
• Pahia 40ft Charter Yacht , Cruising in New Zealand
• Rum Runner ; 34ft Camper & Nicholson cruising in the Clyde
• Life 30ft Keelboat : Cruising in Texas as Skipper, Lake Travis .

   

Other Sailing interests

 :-Member of Fairlie Yacht Club , Largs Yacht Club, Ocean Youth Trust

:-Raced under RORC, RNZYS, Clyde Cruising club, FYC, LYC, CSSC,

RYA SKIPPER PASSAGES FOR YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE

RYA YACHTMASTER SHORE BASED

RYA SEA SURVIVAL ENDORSEMENT

RYA DAY SKIPPER

RYA COMPETENT CREW

OCEAN YOUTH TRUST MATE