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Matt Stibbs

Matt Stibbs

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Kent, UK

I’m Matt, sailing my Moody 336 “Calsara” around the South of the UK. I also like sailing other peoples’ boats!

6,771

NM

Total Distance

192

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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Day Skipper

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Matt Stibbs
Russell Pannell

Matt Stibbs & Russell Pannell

18 January 2026 at 10:45

A very impromptu January sail!

Arrived at the boat, couldn’t see the lock for fog. Sitting having a cup of tea and suddenly… let’s go for a quick motor! Ended up being a lovely gentle downwind sail back up the river for a couple of hours - could have been spring!

10

A very impromptu January sail!

7.2

NM

2h 13m

Chattenden, United Kingdom

Matt Stibbs
Adam Povall

Matt Stibbs, Adam Povall & 1 other

9 November 2025 at 10:09

2

Impromptu day trip to Stangate!

17.2

NM

6h 8m

Chattenden, United Kingdom

Matt Stibbs
Mark Duffy

Matt Stibbs & Mark Duffy

19 October 2025 at 10:46

Porto Ferrairo to La Spezia

Lovely motor across, took it easy, flat seas and sunshine, just how we like it!!

14

Porto Ferrairo to La Spezia

84.7

NM

6h 29m

Portoferraio to La Spezia, Italy

Matt Stibbs
Mark Duffy

Matt Stibbs & Mark Duffy

18 October 2025 at 06:51

18

Naples to Elba

223.7

NM

11h 51m

San Ferdinando to Portoferraio, Italy

Matt Stibbs
Mark Duffy

Matt Stibbs & Mark Duffy

17 October 2025 at 11:32

10

Camerota to Naples

81.8

NM

4h 23m

Marina di Camerota to San Ferdinando, Italy

Matt Stibbs
Mark Duffy

Matt Stibbs & Mark Duffy

16 October 2025 at 08:16

Catania to Camerota

Well that was a tough day! From benign no wind, to thunderstorms that we could dodge, to local winds in excess of 30 knots at times with 3m seas forcing us to slow right down. What an endurance today was!

8

Catania to Camerota

170.2

NM

10h 3m

diocese of Catania to Marina di Camerota, Italy

Matt Stibbs
Frances Hawkes

Matt Stibbs & Frances Hawkes

6 September 2025 at 09:35

Sail on September Sun

13

NM

2h 57m

Chattenden, United Kingdom

Matt Stibbs

Matt Stibbs

30 August 2025 at 08:35

A spicy sail to Southend and back

First couple of hours were a nice 15kts of wind behind us, cruised across to Southend under genoa only. Then upwind all the way home, 8kts under a reefed genoa only! Quite remarkable!

1

A spicy sail to Southend and back

31.5

NM

6h 39m

Chattenden, United Kingdom

Matt Stibbs
Frances Hawkes

Matt Stibbs & Frances Hawkes

24 August 2025 at 10:15

A very pleasant sail back from Stangate

11.4

NM

2h 51m

Burntwick Island to Chattenden, United Kingdom