Don McQueen

Bournemouth

Owner of Firecast (Beneteau 50 Oceanis 2008) based in Valencia and technical diver! Retired business mentor, investor and Chairman of Sail Ties⛵️

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12,120NM

Total Distance

268Days

Time at Sea

Qualifications (4)

Small Craft Basic Sea Survival

The RYA

Coastal Skipper

The RYA

Marine Radio Short Range

The RYA

+ 1 more

Don McQueen

29 July 2026 at 08:20

At last Vieste!

Firecast

43.9NM

8h 51m

Trani to Vieste, Italy

Don McQueen & Rebecca Webb

28 July 2026 at 12:54

Gentle sail on close reach

Firecast

21.8NM

4h 23m

Porto Nuovo to Trani, Italy

Don McQueen, Owen Willingham & 2 others

28 July 2026 at 08:00

Motorsail to Bari

Firecast

Two nights on anchor - lots of day boats. Only overnighter each night.

24.3NM

4h 45m

Area Produttiva to Stazione Bari Marittima, Italy

Don McQueen, Owen Willingham & 2 others

26 July 2026 at 08:42

Broad reach into strengthening wind

Firecast

41.5NM

7h 8m

Materdomini to Area Produttiva, Italy

Don McQueen, Jane Willingham & 1 other

25 July 2026 at 13:38

Ferry!

Firecast

0.5NM

6min

Brindisi, Italy

Don McQueen, Owen Willingham & 2 others

24 July 2026 at 08:14

Engine failure in Big swell

Firecast

56.3NM

12h 51m

Orte to Materdomini, Italy

Don McQueen, Jane Willingham & 2 others

23 July 2026 at 11:59

Into the Adriatic

Firecast

25.8NM

6h 4m

Marina San Gregorio to Spiaggia di Porto Grande, Italy

Don McQueen, Owen Willingham & 2 others

22 July 2026 at 06:00

Close reach into big swell

Firecast

72.1NM

12h 35m

Zigari I to Marina San Gregorio, Italy

Don McQueen, Owen Willingham & 2 others

21 July 2026 at 08:12

Wildfires to gas platforms

Firecast

49NM

9h 42m

Aquilia to Zigari I, Italy

Don McQueen, Rebecca Webb & 2 others

20 July 2026 at 06:09

Run with Risso dolphins

Firecast

60.5NM

11h 28m

Straci to Aquilia, Italy

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