Our next sailing trip: British Virgin Islands, 16–23 January 2027 ⛵

Day on the water or evening on deck, which one are you?

These are some of the oldest islands on Earth: granite left behind in the Indian Ocean when India and Madagascar drifted apart. That's why the beaches look like nowhere else, with those huge smooth boulders right on the white sand 🌴

What fish is this? Help me identify it!

⛵ Sailing trips 2027: all my dates, from the Caribbean and the Canary Islands to the Seychelles, Mallorca and Greece. 🌴 16–23 Jan · BVI Caribbean 💛 6–13 Feb · Sailing Singles, Canary Islands (early bird open) 🌊 6–13 Feb · Oceanic Adventure, Canary Islands 🎓 6–13 Feb · Competent Crew, Canary Islands 🐢 20–27 Feb · Seychelles ⚓ 10–17 Apr · Sailing School, Skipper's License, Mallorca 🎓 10–17 Apr · Competent Crew, Mallorca 🏛️ 15–22 May · Greece (Athens): Flotilla, Sailing Singles, Silver Sailing and Skippers Practice Flotilla, waiting list, DM me 🧭 Custom trip for you and your friends, any week

8 years ago I swapped my IT desk for the helm of a yacht. I learned to sail in Ireland, where the weather teaches you fast, and since then I've sailed across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Now I take groups out to sea with me 🌊

One day when work calms down, one day when I learn to sail, one day when a friend can finally come too. About 80% of people on their first trip with me have never sailed before, and around 80% of my guests come solo

Free live webinar on Thursday 22 October about my two exotic sailing weeks this winter: the British Virgin Islands, 16–23 January, and the Seychelles, 20–27 February ⛵ 🗓 19:00 Berlin, 18:00 London, 13:00 New York (recording will be available)

Sailing Singles in the Canary Islands, 6 to 13 February 2027. Seven mornings of waking up at anchor in the Atlantic with a yacht full of singles, while most of Europe is still grey. ☀️

Somewhere around day three, once the phone has been in a drawer long enough, people start remembering who they were before all the noise. Watching that happen is still my favourite part of the week.

Caribbean sailing in the British Virgin Islands, 16–23 January 2027. One catamaran, 8 spots, and a week that starts right where the grey European January ends. 🌴

Come join me on my next sailing trip!

My next sailing trips start on 10 October in Ibiza and run all the way to the Canary Islands in February, so send this to the friend who keeps saying "next year" 📤

So which one are you booking? 😏 A relaxed sailing holiday with a hammock, a sunset and a quiet swim off the stern, or an active sailing adventure where you hoist the sails yourself and jump in straight from the deck?

Free live webinar on Wednesday 7 October about my Ocean Adventure Sailing week in the Canary Islands, 12–19 December ⛵ 🗓 19:00 Berlin, 18:00 London, 13:00 New York. For 30 minutes I'll walk you through the route, a day on board and how much you actually sail, then we have 20 minutes of live Q&A. 🎁 There's an offer I'll share only with the people who join. Can't make that evening? Register anyway and you'll get the recording.

Meet new friends on a yacht? After 700+ guests I can answer that one honestly: yes, and faster than anyone expects. Around 80% of the people who sail with me come solo, most have never sailed before, and they step aboard on Saturday not knowing a single name. A week of swims, first turns at the helm and dinners in a galley that won't stay still does the rest 🌊

Sailing Singles in the Canary Islands, 6–13 February 2027: our one-week singles sailing trip from Tenerife is open for applications, with 8 spots at the early bird price 💛

This is my son Adam. He's three, and here he's having a go at steering our yacht with his dad standing right behind him 🙂

I speak with every person before they join a trip, because I want to know who is stepping aboard and what they hope the week will give them. After 700+ guests, that call is still my favourite part of the job.

If you've ever wondered why I'm always on a yacht, here is my honest answer. Out there the only things to think about are the wind and what's for dinner, and somewhere around day three my guests start to feel it too 😄