AMERICAN ADVENTURE

Boating has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My father’s passion for boating was instilled from the day I could swim and my early years growing up in Brighton where my dad would take me sailing on his Drascombe Lugger. My first boat, a small wooden pram dinghy my dad had bought in a sorry state and restored over a winter, really got me started. He would tow it behind his boat, so I got a feel for the water.

My Dad’s continuing love of restoring boats led to his purchase of a rundown wooden 1950’s speedboat. He had the patience to teach me to use sandpaper and involved me