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In the summer of 2008, I will be 16, and I intend to set off on a trip that will take me around the coast of Great Britain. This trip will be completed single-handed, under sail in Casulen II, my Corribee Mk II, and will take approximately 75-95 days, with a distance of around 2000 nautical miles. To the best of my knowledge, I will be the youngest person ever to attempt this trip.

I will be travelling in a clockwise direction, and will be setting out from Holyhead in North Wales. I intend to go around the whole of mainland Britain, including going around Cape Wrath and through the Pentland Firth. At my age, I see sailing around Britain as something I can personally achieve at this stage, and also being a stepping off point for more shorthanded offshore sailing, as it is here that I see my future. I also intend to put my trip to good use by using it to raise funds for Kendal Sea Cadets (as this is where I was first properly introduced to sailing) in order that they can continue to introduce more young people into the sport of sailing.

My decision to sail in a clockwise direction is based on the fact that is much easier to work through the Pentland Firth in a clockwise direction (West to East), and, whilst sailing through the Irish Sea and up the West coast, I would be running with the prevailing South Westerlies, (but we are bound to have North Easterlies for the duration of Summer 2008!)