It was nine years ago that I first stepped into a sailboat. I was in Amsterdam for the IBC (broadcasters conference) and staying with my friend Keith and his family. On the last day of the conference it finished at lunchtime and Keith took me on a secret trip to a marina to see his yacht, a Contessa 32. We then spent the next three hours sailing the IJmeer. And I fell in love with the sea.
He advised me to go and learn to sail on dinghies first. So I did.
