Czar

Czar is a Contessa 32 and was skippered by Lois with Gordon as 1st mate, our daughter Esther and friend Mary as crew. After gaining her Day Skipper qualification Lois was very keen to charter a boat as skipper. After booking the boat she gradually got more and more doubtlful about the whole thing! However she did brilliantly and skippered for a whole week in what were very difficult and unsettled weather condidtions.

The original plan was for Lois to do some training just in case I got hit by the boom or fell over board so that she would know what to do. Skippering her own boat was way beyond the call of duty and we were all so impressed with her courage and skill.

She was blessed with a wonderful crew. Esther had recently completed a dinghy racing course and Mary was sailing for the very first time. Gordon was brilliant giving Lois confidence with his experience and familiarity with this kind of sailing.