Boat and Shoreham Crew
Sawsealady
David Moore
Tue 17 Oct 2006 17:00
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THE ATLANTIC RALLY for CRUISERS
(ARC)
We are sailing on a
Bavaria 39 - SAWSEA
LADY
 This is a new boat bought by David
Moore. David plans to make it available for charter in the British Virgin Islands. The boat was delivered by the builders in mid
October at La Rochelle.
The race, for 225
yachts, starts from Las Palmas in Gran Canaria on 26th November.
2,700miles later, across
the Atlantic, it finishes officially
in Rodney Bay, St Lucia, West
Indies on 22nd
December 2006.
The
race team is -
 Richard Fielding, Oscar
Nowak, David Moore, Donald McSwein, Philippa Moore, Bob
Kerr
David
Moore. Skipper,
member of Sussex Yacht Club .RYA Oceanmaster and Yachtmaster instructor.
Raced a Finn dinghy in the
Finn Gold Cup in 1971/72, Finn European 1972, Olympic Trials 72/74.
Started offshore racing in 1960s,
skippered the Royal Marines yacht in 1973 Fastnet. Owns and races a David Thomas 20ft racing
yacht DIANA at Shoreham. Served in the Royal Marines Band for 26 years, Music Master in Lancing
College for 20 years.
Bob
Kerr.
Member of Sussex Yacht Club. RYA Oceanmaster. Sailed for 30 years.
Crewed in Junior Offshore Group
(JOG). Completed the ARC in 2003 in his first SEREFE, a 32ft
Beneteau. The boat was featured in a 45min Channel 4
documentary "Going to Extremes". Lives in Somerset but races weekly at Shoreham in his 41ft Hanse SEREFE
which he owns with Glo Carpenter.
Donald
McSwein. Member of Sussex Yacht Club. Sailed for 40
years.
Passage racing in Scotland with
Clyde Cruising Club. Scottish Catamaran Champion.
Owned various boats including a 3
man keelboat and an 18ft centreboard cruiser.
Currently racing a Wanderer dinghy
at Shoreham as well as keelboat crewing.
Philippa
Moore. Sailed offshore for 18 years with
her father David. After leaving Lancing College she taught at an orphanage in India
then
graduated BA 11 years ago
at Durham. Account Director.
Oscar
Nowak. RYA Day Skipper. Started sailing 4
years ago. After Lancing College and University started teaching English at Slindon College, Sussex. Currently races a
Laser 2.
Richard
Fielding. Started sailing at Lancing College. Sails offshore
around the Channel. Medical consultant with a renal PhD. Lives in London.
Getting
organised at La Rochelle.
The crew sailing the 1500 miles
from La Rochelle to the Canaries are :-
David, Donald, Oscar who will be
joined by Mike Brooke.
Mike
Brooke. Mike met David at the Commando Training School in 1970. He
retired recently as a Colonel having transfered to the Royal Engineers from the
Royal Marines. Sailed dinghies and yachts for 40 years. Crewed for Jack Knights
in Tempests and for Rodney Patterson in Flying Dutchmen. As an RYA Oceanmaster
he did the ARC last year and stood by a sinking yacht until the crew were
rescued by a container ship. Owns a 42ft Sweden yacht, "Never Look
Back".
This coming week we will be
provisioning the new yacht and adding the necessary ocean sailing gear,
Dan bouys , etc.
We hope to set off on 22nd
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