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  • NZ 2016 introduction page of website
    • Donation page >
      • Bank details
  • Our kids in the cockpit
  • Having our parents as teachers?
  • Hannah's Simple Boat Recipes
  • Europe to St Helena 2012
    • Spain 2012
    • Portugal 2012
    • Porto Santo
    • Madeira 9/2012
    • Canary Islands 9/2012
    • Equator crossing 2012
    • Ascension to St Helena 2012
    • Arriving at St Helena December 2012
    • Hauled out on St Helena
    • Project X
    • St Helena to South Africa
    • Secrets of St Helena Island
    • St Helena as we know it
  • Now heading for the Caribbean 2013
    • St Helena to Ascension 2013
    • Leaving Ascension for Brazil 2013
    • Cabedelo to Sao Luis
    • Brazil 7/11/2013
    • Brazil to Trinidad 2013
    • Tobago 2013
    • Christmas in Grenada 2013
    • Grenada to Barbados 2013
    • St Lucia
    • Martinque, Caribbean 2014
    • Dominica 2014
    • Les Saintes
    • Montserrat to Nevis 2014
    • Haiti 2014
  • New Zealand 2015-2017
    • The Marlborough sounds
    • Abel Tasman 2015-2016
    • Sponsorship
    • Pier A Seaview marina 2015
    • New Years Eve 2016
    • Weather for the Australia crossing
  • Pacific Ocean 2014-2017
    • Fakarava, Tuamotu's 2014
    • Makogai june-September 2016

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15 year anniversary and it just keeps getTing better! New Zealand's not a bad place to celebrate.

3/5/2016

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​I just can't believe it's been 15 years since we first meet, on the small Island of St Helena.
St Helena lies 1000 miles west of Africa and 1600 miles east of South America, probably not the place to have a little romance, or maybe it is! I was a local teacher in training and Hannah visiting for 8 months through a church organisation.
​We again met up in England, the first time as I was passing through after delivering a 12 metre yacht 4000 nautical miles from St Helena to Tortola in the Caribbean which took 31 days non stop and then a 1800 mile delivery from Washington DC down the Chesapeake river to Saint Martins, also in the Caribbean on a 23 metre yacht. I then flew to Europe to met Hannah, but whilst I was transiting to Capetown (South Africa) for a yacht regatta. I then returned to Europe to spend Christmas with Hannah and here I am, 15 years later with three beautiful children and a life style to die for. We've tried the house thing but sailing is far better, for us and the kids!
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