Yachting journalist, yacht surveyor and designer
Very few of us are fortunate enough to earn a living doing the sort of things we would choose to do for pleasure. Quite how this happened to me I'm not quite sure – certainly not the result of brilliant planning. For anyone who might find it interesting, the tale is told briefly in my 'bio' section.
A sailing boat – the ultimate travel accessory
Cruising under sail is a form of tourism – it's as simple as that. But tourism with a difference. To visit the same region first by plane then by boat is to see it in an entirely new light. The plane effectively injects you into the commercial mainstream of your destination, leaving you prey to those waiting to relieve you of your money. A boat, on the other hand, allows you to enter through a friendlier door, more directly to the heart of a place. And you take your home with you.
I've never found a better way to travel!
Shindig anchored in the Fal River – Summer 2002