In 2007, well on the way to 40 (eek!) I (Jeff) decided to buy a yacht. Neither Rose (my fiancee) or I had ANY sailing knowledge or experience.
Eight months later (with not much more experience), we decided to rent out our home, buy a bigger boat, and move aboard. We've done that now, and as I type this (6th Nov 2009) we're living on Isabella in Sutton Harbour in Plymouth.
A few weeks ago I proposed to Rose while sailing Isabella across Plymouth Sound to Cawsand, where we anchored up for the night and drank Champagne to celebrate the fact that she had said yes.
We decided to get married in autumn 2010, back in our home town of Whitby, North Yorkshire (we were both born and brought up in Whitby) and somehow the crazy plan of actually sailing up to Whitby came into fruition. And further, the plan to continue around the rest of the UK in 2011, to complete a circumnavigation!
We've a lot of preparation to do before our planned departure date in early April 2010!
You can follow our progress by reading (and subscribing if you like) to our blogs here:
Jeff's Blog:
http://www.yacht-forum.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=50
Rose's Blog:
http://www.yacht-forum.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=51
We decided to create this page because we realised that there's an organisation in the UK (which amazingly is funded entirely by charitable donations - did you know that!?!?) without which our voyage would absolutely not be a consideration, and which we'd like to do our bit to support and promote. That organisation is the RNLI.
The RNLI are awesome. Most of the people who work for them are completely unpaid volunteers who routinely drop what they're doing and risk their lives to help people in trouble. Proper heroes! And there really are people in trouble out there. We listen to channel 16 while we're tootling about in Isabella, and it's amazing how often the RNLI are called out.
SO - if you, or anyone you know (you know us now!) is ever on the beach or out at sea, you can always know that they are 1000 times safer because of the RNLI - and they are there because of people like you, who keep the funds coming in to keep the RNLI operating... so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease donate.
Find out more about the RNLI here...
Raised so far: £746.93
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Well done Rose & Jeff!! Donation by S Burtt on 17/10/11 |
£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid |
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Donation on behalf of 48 new Yacht-Forum.co.uk users. Donation by Yacht-Forum.co.uk on 16/08/11 |
£48.00 |
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Massive thank you to Edd and Barbican Yacht Agency!! Donation by Jeff Snoxell on 16/08/11 |
£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid |
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Hi Jeff and Rose, Thanks a lot for inviting us to your wonderful wedding - the best we've been to! Many Congratulations to you both! Love from Donation by Fran and Nick on 22/11/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Belated congratulations to you both, look forward to seeing you soon. With love from Adam and Sarah Donation by Adam Hunt on 16/11/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations Mr & Mrs Snoxell! Sending lots of love. Beccie & Gaz Donation by Rebecca Lonsdale on 01/11/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations Ros and Jeff, can't wait for the big day on Saturday - it's gonna be awesome! Love you lots xxx Donation by Tamarin Long on 14/10/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Jeff and Rose, all the best for your wedding and an extra-special future. Donation by Tom & Anya on 13/10/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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All the best for your wedding day, we are looking forward to joining you for the ceremony and frivolities. Donation by Justin & Melanie Roe on 11/10/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Many thanks to our welcoming party; Gordon and Enid Lonsdale, Glyn Stead, Don and Sheila Pennick. Donation by Jeff Snoxell on 06/09/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Jeff & Rose! safe journey Donation by david pyper on 05/09/10 |
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Congratulations to both of you and Bon Voyage on both journeys into the (relatively) unknown! When will we see you on the Great Lakes? Donation by Les & Pamela Baker on 16/07/10 |
£20.00 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 15/07/10 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Jeff and Rose. Look forward to seeing you both in October. From John and Pam Roper Donation by Pam Roper on 29/06/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Hope its going well guys. perhaps we will come and join you soon Donation by Charles Pearson on 16/06/10 |
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I didn't realise you were raising casholas for the RNLI so here is a very belated donation for a fantastic organisation! Donation by Jo & Paul on 07/06/10 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck on your trip Jeff! Hope you don't ever need the help of this charity! :-) Donation by Richard Lowe on 18/05/10 |
£5.00 |
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Brixham Yacht Club gave us a free night on their club pontoon - should have been £13.50 hence I've made this donation on their behalf. Thank you! Donation by Jeff Snoxell on 30/04/10 |
£13.50 |
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Donation from Torquay Harbour Authority Donation by Torquay Harbour on 25/04/10 |
£15.43 + £4.35 Gift Aid |
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Donation from Salcombe Harbour authority. Donation by Salcombe Harbour Authority on 25/04/10 |
£13.00 + £3.67 Gift Aid |
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Yacht Haven Quay let us off £25 of electricity used while we prepared Isabella for our voyage because we are doing the voyage for the RNLI hence... Donation by Jeff Snoxell on 17/04/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Thank you for giving me your car! Donation by James Newmarch on 14/04/10 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Well done on your Jersey sailing course ! A new pair of 'kippers' or 'slippers', just kidding .... 'Skippers'. Bon Voyage ! Mal & Mel ! Donation by www.skydivejersey.net on 01/04/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Arr thar be land ahoy captain, arr thar be land, arr. Donation by Tim Hoyle on 24/03/10 |
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Was nice meeting you guys (and Lunar!) last Sunday.. Good luck with your voyage and hopefully we will meet again sometime.. All the best Donation by Lawson Taylor on 18/03/10 |
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| * Total raised online: | £746.93 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £746.93 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £155.26 |
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