How was the boat trip?
I’ve had a great day so far thanks. We were pretty lucky, as there wasn’t too much wind as we left, but it really picked up while we were on board. Is sailing a hobby of yours, or is this a new experience? No, I’ve not done much sailing at all. I actually went out on another bigger yacht a couple of years ago – a Sydney-to-Hobart race winner – but I haven’t really done much sailing. It was a bit of an eye-opener today. This is a smaller, faster sort of boat, and with the wind the way it was, we were doing 22 knots at one stage which is quite quick, I believe, in sailing terms. It was good to sit back and watch their team operate, and see how the different guys all fit into the set-up. As a skipper of a different kind, did you learn much from your crew-mates? I’m not sure that we learned too much from each other, but one thing I did find out was that being a skipper of a boat makes you a hell of a good sailor! I was telling the skipper just how nervous I was behind the wheel, and he was
