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| SAILING RESUME – GLENYS (GLEN) TAYLOR I first started sailing while at university in Western Australia and cut my teeth on the Indian Ocean’s windy Fremantle roads. I’ve sailed all my life, either day sailing, racing or cruising and have a high degree of maritime competency. • Have raced in 5 Kings Cups and 6 Phang Na Bay regattas (Phuket Thailand). • I hold British Admiralty Masters II ticket. • Am a lifetime member of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Muscat Cove Yacht Club. • Past member of Changi Sailing Club in Singapore. • I write articles on sailing/cruising and have had many published. DATES VESSEL VESSEL TYPE SAILING PROGRAM 1970’S Zeguina Others 60 ft sailing ketch Various Twilight racing off Fremantle weekly during season on Zeguina. Miscellaneous pleasure sailing and racing on Swan River and off Fremantle to Rottnest, Seal, Garden and Penguin Islands. 1983-5 ? 40 ft Roberts Melbourne – Yacht Squadron, sailing & racing in Port Phillip Bay, to Williamstown, weekly during summers. 1985/6 Miscellaneous 35-50 ft Sydney Harbour while living in Sydney for 2 years: sailed roughly monthly. 1987/8 Zeguina & others 35-60 ft Back in Perth, sailing Swan River and Fremantle/Rottnest. Racing and cruising. 1988-1994 Asia Mach One Miscellaneous Boats Laisee 46 ft MacIntosh 36-55 ft 42’ Jouet Lived/sailed in Hong Kong for 7 years. Crewed on numerous boats when skipper of Mach One out of town. Includes 7 Macau races of 47 miles (& return); 3 South China Sea races to Philippines of 650 nm each (& return delivery). Round Hong Kong races and pleasure cruising to HK islands. Weekend cruising around Hong Kong, eventually bought Laisee and owned her for 18 months prior to moving to Singapore. 1994-1996 Singapore The Fox Rusalka Simba Turmalin 40 Ft Roberts 42 ft X-Yacht 40 ft Delher 53 Caribbean Herreshoff Weekend sailing and racing around Singapore. These boats belonged to good friends and we all engaged in racing and picnic cruising. Cruised to Anambas archipelago (150 nm) with Rusalka for 10 days. Participated in Kings Cup, Thailand on all 4 vessels during the 90’s. 1995 Gem C&C 38 Uphill delivery from San Francisco to Seattle: 11 days at sea, 1200 miles, with 2 other crew. 1996 Mary Harrigan 64 ft Herreshoff Schooner Took 14 months off work to live aboard and double hand this gaff rigged schooner, lying Trinidad. Short voyages around Trinidad/Tobago islands. Several passages to Grenada & Carrioucou. Sailed to Venezuela and cruised its coast and Isla de Margarita, Porta la Cruz, Los Testigos, Coche and surrounds. 1997-2003 California Miscellaneous Cheers Tacony Palmyra Dreamcatcher Neriad 36-56 feet Spencer 53 ft ketch 56 ft Swan Cal-346 ketch Warquiz 40 I signed up for crew at several San Francisco Bay Yacht Clubs and sailed on several boats weekly during my first two years in the Bay area. I “settled” on Cheers for 2 years, Bay cruising. Then on Dreamcatcher between 2001 & 2003 – Bay sailing. BaHa Ha Ha – 650 nm race from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico with 3 other crew 2002-2004 Dreamcatcher Cal-346 Full time live aboard with partner Henry. Re-furbished the boat to bring her up to circumnavigation standards. Participated in BaHaHaHa again in 2003, SD to Mexico. Lived aboard and sailed in Mexico for 6 months before launching across the South Pacific: 9 months, 21 islands: www.dreamcatchervoyage.com 2005 Dreamcatcher Cal 346 Brisbane Australia, Moreton Bay. Live aboard and occasional sail to Brisbane River. Left boat on hard for 1 year while working in Singapore 2006 Singapore Dreamcatcher Cal 346 Boat was delivered to Timor by delivery crew. I joined in Timor and sailed 1700 miles into Singapore, 3 on board. 2006-2011 Singapore Dreamcatcher Rusalka Rascal Miscellaneous Cal 346 Oyster 46 Halberg Rassy 53 46-56 ft Daysailing and anchoring out around Singapore. Participated in Ambassador’s Cup race twice. Annually, Bay Regatta in Phang Na Bay, Krabi Province, Thailand with friends (6 total crew). Always 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. 8 day event. Raja Muda race (300 miles) up Malacca Straits from Port Klang to Langkawi, including “round the cans” races at each stop. 10 day event. Sails in/around Singapore on friends’ boats 2012 Asia Dreamcatcher Cal 346 3 month live onboard cruise to Langkawi, Phuket and the Andaman Island group (India). Total 2,500 miles including up/down Malacca Straits. Double handing with partner. Recorded on www.sailblogs.com search on DREAMCATCHER |
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