goodall_m1

About Me

I’ve been sailing on and off since 1972 but really only got into it when I spent 3 years in Dubai (1980-1983) with a very slow Laser, slow when I was driving it anyway.

Migrated to cruisers in 1991 (water in UK cold ,especially in a dinghy), but have done most of my sailing in the Mediteranean anyway.

Still don’t have my own boat, it is cheaper to hire someone else’s for the amount of time off I have, or to just go out with other people on theirs (anyone looking for crew?)

I passed my UK MCA/RYA Coastal Skipper exam in 2007.

Personal Website: http://community.webshots.com/user/goodall_m1

Sailing Experience

I’m only a coastal sailor, no ocean experience as yet.

So far I have 252 days at sea, and 5166 miles logged on yachts (about 50/50 tidal and Mediteranean) with 140 days “in command”.

My longest trip yet is 850 miles from Inverness to Gosport, via the Caledonian Canal.

Longest passage is 235 miles, Milford Haven to Brixham which took us 36 hours.

Recent Activity

goodall_m1 added a comment to Erimar's blog post. July 27, 2010

Please start using position makers and set up a map of your trip. It woulld help us poor armchair sailors work out where all these foriegn ports are on the planet…Wish I had retired already and was with you!
goodall_m1 added a comment to caroleneedham's blog post. July 03, 2010

When I visited Navpaktos last year you could get a couple of yachts in there. An interesting little town, but as Carol says “bustling” and fairly noisy. See my Ionian to the Aegean blog for more details.
goodall_m1 updated his sailing blog. June 23, 2010

End of the trip
goodall_m1 updated his sailing blog. June 23, 2010

Farewell to some of the crew
goodall_m1 updated his sailing blog. June 23, 2010

Avoiding the crush