FROM: London/Holland
SAILING: Navisana, a Nautitech 46 Open
I got into sailing over 20 years ago. I raced a lot in the Solent, got my Yachtmaster, and did a few charter holidays in the Med and Caribbean. In 2000 I started planning my first extended cruising trip… and did it 10 years later. This will be my second trip, and this time my partner, Jessy, and I are planning to take a three - to five-year sabbatical to hopefully sail the world.
When I prepared forgirlfriend at the time, we sailed down to Mexico, spent six months there and made our way to Australia. It took around 14 months. It was a great trip; the best time of my life, but still I felt that the boat wasn’t a proper cruising boat. She sailed really well – I have always owned performance boats – but I was thinking, next time I’m going to buy the right boat in the beginning.
