Having previously crewed on yachts, in 1999 I completed my first 3 levels of dinghy qualifications. To follow this up, in Feb 2000 I purchased a Wayfarer World (which I have named Farraige - the gaelic word for sea or ocean) and joined the Locks Sailing Club in Portsmouth.

Club Slipway at low-tide

Farraige

Sailing with Steve

Mid-race with Annie

"Look, no hands" - Jude and Annamarie

Annamarie helming