Sail Away To The Caribbean
This is a true story. The prompting to put it down in print has come from years of being nagged to do so! Jon and Sue Alsop had a three year old son, Jethro. Home was a 16th century cottage in Shotesham, Norfolk, East Anglia. Due to a dramatic change of circumstances brought about by UK taxation laws, Jon’s one man sail making business suddenly became unviable. Their options were to change careers, Sue to go back to work and Jon become house husband, or to change track completely and have an adventure. They chose the latter.
Sue Alsop, Salcombe Devon 2023.
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4). Life on board in the Yard (and not just human)
Moving on board The day we moved on board Camelot was spent removing much of the unwanted gear from all lockers. Jethro wanted to help so we set him up with a paintbrush and a bucket of water and asked him to ‘varnish’ the 28 inch propellor. That kept him busy for hours. In between…
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5). Paint it Black – it’s a pirate ship.
Back in the Water With only four weeks left before we were booked to go to Durban for the Fireball World championships, Jon wanted to get Camelot back into the water. The generator had been fixed. The new bowsprit was installed. We had no battery power but all the brass paraffin lamps worked below decks.…
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6). Back to the BVI -after the sailing and packing away.
After Durban Fireball Worlds Our time in South Africa was only moderately successful as far as sailing the Fireball was concerned. With Jack Davis crewing, Jon just about stayed in the top ten overall . Not only was the class growing and many more good international crews taking part therefore the standards getting higher. Also…
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