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Sailing
I have had a few ups and downs ! But I seem to have hit a lucky streak recently winning the Blaze Traveller's Trophy 2017, 2nd in the Blaze Inland Championship 2017, 4 times Blaze Masters champion and 9 times winner of the NDYC Open week fast handicap fleet.
| 2013 - A racing breakthrough year |
  Blaze Masters National Champion 2013 and 4th Overall |
 Speed Record 25.9kts ! |
| 2013 - Across Biscay |
 Realising a life ambition - crossing the Bay of Biscay |
 Bay of Biscay Adventure |
| 2012 |  NDYC open week 2012 |
 Dismasted at the Blaze nationals !! |
| 2012 |
 Planning the Blaze in a Force 8 Gale ! |
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| 2011 |
 NYDC open week: chaos on the Start line |
 NYDC open week: planning round the course |
| Other |
 Dinghy Sailing |
 Serendipity (aka 'Dippy') |
Sailing - racing
For many years I was not that successful - but practicing in the waves and tides in North Devon transformed my boat speed
2019
- Blaze National Master 2019
- Blaze Inlands Master 2019
- Barnstaple Race 2019
- NDYC Open Week 1st Blaze
2018
- Blaze National Master 2018
- Blaze Inland Master 2018
- 1st Blaze Christmas Cracker
- Sailing SouthWest Winter Series 5th
- NDYC Open week - 1st Handicap 1, Didham bowl
- Community cup - 1st Overall
- Centenary cup pursuit race - 1st Overall
- Monohull Handicap 1, 3 Pint Tankard
2017
- Blaze Traveller Series 1st 2017
- Blaze Inland 2nd 2017
- Blaze Inland Master Champion 2017
- 1st Blaze Christmas Cracker
- Burghfield Blaze Open 1st
- NDYC Open week - 1st Handicap 1, Didham bowl
- Fremington Race - Six Wing Trophy
- Barnstaple Race - Lang Trophy and Centenary Cup
2016
- Blaze Masters National Champion 2016
- Blaze Inlands 4th 2016
- Winter Series Blackamoor cup
- NDYC Open week - 1st Handicap 1, Didham bowl
- Frozen candlestick.
- Estuary race - O'Brien salver
- Club Regatta - Taylor cup
- Isle of Sheppey - 4th monohull
2015
- Blaze Masters National Champion 2015
- NDYC Open week - 1st Handicap 1, Didham bowl
- Winter Series Blackamoor cup
- Frozen candlestick.
- Estuary race - O'Brien salver
- Club Regatta - Taylor cup
- Isle of Sheppey - 4th Overall
Other
- Blaze Masters National Champion, 2013 and 4th Overall
- NDYC Regatta Handicap 1st(2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009), 2nd and 3rd
- Barnstaple Race Handicap 1, Guinness Cup 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017
- Appledore Regatta Handicap 1st(2012)
- NDYC Frozen Candlestick(2016, 2015, 2011)
- NDYC Series - 1st handicap
- NDYC 1st handicap Barnstaple Race
- Minorca Sailing - 1st Laser 4000 and 1st Laser
- Wembley Sailing Club - 1st Laser team racing
- Club Collona - 1st Laser, Sprint, Dart
- Club Phokaia - 1st Laser, 3rd Hobie 15, 3rd Asymmetric
- 1st cadet, NHEBSC
- Bumble Bee regatta - 1st
Dolphins and sailing in Gibraltar Video
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