About Us

Nutmeg of Shoreham
Ollie Holden
Mon 30 Jun 2008 17:50
Starting Position - 50:49.85N 00:14.07W
 
The Boat:  "Nutmeg", Nicholson 38 Hull No 83.  Built by Halmatic Southampton in 1971, fitted out by Camper & Nicholson, Gosport UK.
 
 
The Trip: A year off from July 08 - June 09, sailing from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex UK on a circuit of the Atlantic by way of France, Spain, Portugal, Canaries, ARC to St Lucia, then plans are vague...
 
The Crew:
  • Ollie (35) (Ships Captain and mechanic) - Senior manager at Accenture, an IT Consulting / Outsourcing company.  Worked there for 13 years.  Loves sailing, mountain biking, windsurfing, making things.
  • Sarah (34) (1st Mate and Chief Decision-Maker) - full-time mum; was a primary school teacher before kids
  • Emilia (4) (self-appointed Ship's Rabbit and assistant fashion consultant)
  • Jemima (2) (Cabin Monkey and chief tearaway)
More to follow...