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SAGITTA
SAGITTA - a 50' Bruce Farr designed pilot house yacht with a cutter rig, built in 2001 but having had little use to date.
She was acquired at the end of 2005 to help fulfil a lifelong dream to circumnavigate in a yacht which is safe, comfortable, can be managed short handed and is fleet of foot.
This race affords an excellent opportunity to become fully acquainted with the yacht within the environment of the inevitable weather and sea conditions that can be experienced round the British Isles.
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Mike Garvey - Skipper
A Geordie living in the south. Now on an extended sabbatical after 20 years in the construction service industry running a national company supplying access and coatings for contracts as diverse as painting the Forth Road Bridge to access for Windsor Castle after the fire.
Started sailing 37 years ago in GP14's, learned to race in an Enterprise then on to Flying Fifteens for many years doing the open meeting circuit. This was interspersed with coastal cruising and racing keel boats of all types off the NE coast and West Scotland.
A member of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, who for the last 6 years has cruised and raced in a X332 - X Parrot. Events include: Cowes week, 332 Nationals, & the RSYC popular 2 handed series and often in the chocolates
Andy Leadbetter - Co-Skipper
A sailing and travelling nomad who has just found his feet ashore after 25 years living and working in the sailing, teaching, IT, multimedia and oil & gas industries to name a few, & now a successful Yacht Broker in the Hamble.
Discovered sailing through the option of not having to get anymore bruises playing cricket one summer - looking back - would have probably received less playing cricket. First sailed the pond in 1986 looking for a new life in the USA and since then has had and made the luck to sail and skipper some of the best sailing yachts in the world as well as integrate with some of the most inspirational leaders and business people this world has to offer.
Has extensive experience of the Atlantic, America, North Europe and the Med but for some reason have never sailed around GB & Ireland and is anticipating the challenge in your company - See you out there!!
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