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    YOUR CRUISING STORIES

    Jul 18, 2019 3 minutes

    From desk to deck

    Nick Ridley reflects on his years helping teenagers to discover the freedom and adventure of sailing

    Having run outdoor pursuits in Scotland, moving south to the flat Kent countryside left me uninspired when it came to devising a physically challenging, emotionally demanding and spiritually rewarding experience in the wild for my teenage charges. Just as I was giving up hope I had my eureka moment: get them afloat!

    Translating the vision into reality was the next issue. I would need a seasoned skipper to organise a sailing trip,

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