ABOUT ESCAPADE OF LONDON
ABOUT ESCAPADE
OF LONDON
Let’s sail around the world in the boat… Pure adventure or total madness?? Well, it seems that it depends on who you ask, but it is probably a bit of both.
Our boat, Escapade of London is an Oyster 47 (hull number 29) built by Landamores in the UK in 2002. We purchased her, after much searching, in September 2016 and, since then, she has been on the hard for 2 1/2 years undergoing a refit. We re-launched her in February 2019, with the mast being re-stepped in May. The next few months, were spent finishing the refit (Ha! Finish? I hear you laugh. That never happens!) and re commissioning all the new systems. This consisted of going sailing and making copious lists of things that didn’t work, broke or we had just forgotten to do.
Let’s sail around the world in the boat… Pure adventure or total madness?? Well, it seems that it depends on who you ask, but it is probably a bit of both.
Our boat, Escapade of London is an Oyster 47 (hull number 29) built by Landamores in the UK in 2002. We purchased her, after much searching, in September 2016 and, since then, she has been on the hard for 2 1/2 years undergoing a refit. We re-launched her in February 2019, with the mast being re-stepped in April. The next few months, were spent finishing the refit (Ha! Finish? I hear you laugh. That never happens!) and re commissioning all the new systems. This consisted of going sailing and making copious lists of things that didn’t work, broke or we had just forgotten to do.
Caron
Hi. Having spent the last 30 years in teaching, starting out as a class teacher and finishing as a primary head teacher, I decided to take early retirement to start the next stage of life’s journey. My sailing experience is limited compared to others, starting with dingy sailing as a teenager and then, after a break, progressing to chartering yachts for family holidays. My new adventure is a complete change of direction for me and I have lots to learn about my new boat and how to sail her. Hopefully, we will be ready to leave the UK for the wide blue yonder in June 2020. Very exciting, but also extremely scary!!
Caron
Hi. Having spent the last 30 years in teaching, starting out as a class teacher and finishing as a primary head teacher, I decided to take early retirement to start the next stage of life’s journey. My sailing experience is limited compared to others, starting with dingy sailing as a teenager and then, after a break, progressing to chartering yachts for family holidays. My new adventure is a complete change of direction for me and I have lots to learn about my new boat and how to sail her. Hopefully, we will be ready to leave the UK for the wide blue yonder in June 2020. Very exciting, but also extremely scary!!
Martin
Apparently the definition of sailing around the world is fixing things in exotic places. From a young age, I’ve been fixing things: dad’s car the day before going on holiday (much to mum’s amusement!!), old boat engines and, when I got my own car at 18, constantly spending hours at the local scrap yard to get bits to fix that. After leaving school at 16 and doing a 4 year apprenticeship in power electronics, I worked as a Service engineer working around the world installing and maintaining machines. Despite changing jobs serval times, my work has always involved travel. So why change the habit of a lifetime?
Martin
Apparently the definition of sailing around the world is fixing things in exotic places. From a young age, I’ve been fixing things: dad’s car the day before going on holiday (much to mum’s amusement!!), old boat engines and, when I got my own car at 18, constantly spending hours at the local scrap yard to get bits to fix that. After leaving school at 16 and doing a 4 year apprenticeship in power electronics, I worked as a Service engineer working around the world installing and maintaining machines. Despite changing jobs serval times, my work has always involved travel. So why change the habit of a lifetime?
Sinbad
The final member of our crew is Sinbad, the ship’s cat. He is very young and hasn’t travelled at all. However, like his namesake, he is up for adventure. He is not sure about the long passages at sea, but is definitely looking forward to exploring new places and meeting new people!
Sinbad
The final member of our crew is Sinbad, the ship’s cat. He is very young and hasn’t travelled at all. However, like his namesake, he is up for adventure. He is not sure about the long passages at sea, but is definitely looking forward to exploring new places and meeting new people!