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For the last 5 years Ocean Discovery has bare boat chartered its Santana 39 foot Sailing yacht 'Mistral' to those with the relevant qualifications and aspirations to explore the Irish Sea on their own from our base in North Wales. In tandem with this, we have skippered trips of our own bringing a 'Teaching on the Move' ethos to sailing, sharing our knowledge and experience as the voyage unfolds. In past years we have been involved in training and leading sea kayak expeditions around the coasts of Alaska, Norway, Scotland and Wales, but as of 2009 this will no longer be a structured activity and those wishing to do something along these lines should contact us direct with requests for bespoke courses. In Sept 2001 the director returned successfully from participating as a skipper sailing in Sir Robin Knox Johnston's "Times Clipper 2000" Round the World Race. This event covers 35,000 nm, lasts 11 months and focuses on teamwork, turning amateur crews into skilled ocean racers. Stuart Gibson: Director Qualifications RYA Ocean Yachtmaster instructor / Sea survival Instructor / GMDSS Assessor / Shore based Theory Instructor BCU Asp Lev 5 coach (sea) / A4 Assessor / 5 star (sea). Previous experience: Skipper of 60 foot racing yacht "London Clipper" leading an amateur team of sailors around the world as part of Sir Robin Knox Johnston's "Times Clipper 2000" race. Final race position: 3rd Leader of Sea kayaking expeditions to Alaska, Chile, Scotland and Wales. 6 years working at the Welsh National Centre for Watersports coaching and leading groups in numerous disciplines. ARC race on "Maiden of Great Britain" (Tracy Edward's ex-Whitbread yacht) / Rourke series in Caribbean on Beneteau 51 / Charter skipper around the British Virgin Islands. 1998 medical expedition to base camp of Kangchenjunga, Nepal. Company Address: Ocean Discovery Tel: 01492 573788
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