Andy
I'm a Yachtmaster Instructor, which means I'm qualified to teach all of the RYA's practical sail cruising courses and navigation shore based courses.
I started out sailing in dinghys, with a Laser at Grafham Water, then a friend invited me along on a trip to the Channel Islands and I got hooked on sail cruising. I've sailed in various parts of the UK, Europe and the Caribbean, as well as helping out on a trans-Atlantic delivery. In the summer I work as an instructor, in the winter I'm a contract engineer in the telecommunications industry.
Helen
I started sailing in dinghys as a teenager. I used to go to the Norfolk Broads for a week every summer with the school. I didn't sail again for many years, until I met Andy, when it became compulsory! I have since been on a couple of sailing holidays in Greece and Scotland and we sail off the East coast in Ocean Mist whenever we have the opportunity. I did my Dayskipper Practical with Britannia in March 2005 and it was very cold. I hope to achieve my Coastal Skipper some time in the next year or so.