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Gary Firth

Gary Firth

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Conwy

I started sailing in 2020 and bought Lottie at the end of the 2023 season. I like to get out on the water as much as possible. In the summer of 2024, I sailed up to the West Coast of Scotland and spent one month sailing up to Skye and across to the Hebrides. I intend to go South in 2025, eventually ending up in the Canaries by November and then possibly crossing the Atlantic.

5,934

NM

Total Distance

150

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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First Aid Course

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Coastal Skipper

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Small Craft Basic Sea Survival

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Gary Firth
Clare Ivory

Gary Firth & Clare Ivory

Sunday at 07:00

7

Mark’s onboard

66.1

NM

11h 51m

Afurada de Baixo to Figueira da Foz, Portugal

Roy

Roy - nice photos and good progress, Gary 🇬🇧⚓

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Gary Firth
Clare Ivory

Gary Firth & Clare Ivory

Friday at 13:41

3

The sun is back

17.2

NM

5h 47m

Póvoa de Varzim to Afurada de Baixo, Portugal

Gary Firth
Clare Ivory

Gary Firth & Clare Ivory

Thursday at 12:31

3

Bit foggy

21.4

NM

4h 24m

Viana do Castelo to Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Roy

Roy - nice photos I see a swell coming in 👍

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Gary Firth
Clare Ivory

Gary Firth & Clare Ivory

Tuesday at 09:57

4

49.7

NM

9h 13m

San Vicente do Mar, Spain to Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Roy

Roy - nice progress weather not to good here

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Gary Firth
Clare Ivory

Gary Firth & Clare Ivory

8 September 2025 at 11:52

Down wind sailing 21 knots

4

29.4

NM

6h 30m

Muros to San Vicente do Mar, Spain

Gary Firth

Gary Firth

13 August 2025 at 13:14

6

Last sail of the trip, 25mph gusts around the headlands

26.7

NM

4h 28m

Isla de Sálvora to Muros, Spain

Roy

Roy - looking like you are having a good time 😊

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Gary Firth

Gary Firth

12 August 2025 at 13:01

10

Last night in Galicia national park

22.4

NM

4h 40m

Bouzas to Isla de Sálvora, Spain

Roy

Roy - have you had nice weather as is been rather warm here⚓🌞

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Gary Firth

Gary Firth

11 August 2025 at 10:20

4

Long lunch and swim

18.7

NM

7h 50m

Illa de Ons to Bouzas, Spain

Roy

Roy - very nice 👍

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Gary Firth

Gary Firth

10 August 2025 at 08:59

10

14.4

NM

7h 18m

Combarro to Praia de Melide, Spain

Gary Firth

Gary Firth

8 August 2025 at 11:46

2

Tacking in the fog

35.5

NM

7h 40m

Esteiro to Combarro, Spain

Gary Firth

Gary Firth - I learnt it from the master. 😂

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