Category: Sea Views

I am Gerry Hughes, a retired school teacher from Glasgow. I love sailing and am also the first Deaf yachtsman to sail solo round the world via the Five Great Capes What was your first experience of working? I really struggled to get a job when I left school. I applied to train as a…

Who are you? Sir Michael Morpurgo, storymaker. What was your first experience of working? I was in the army for a year in 1963 2hen I was 19. So that was my first paid job. What is your earliest memory of being on or close to the sea? Bournemouth on my first family holiday when…

Who are you? My names Shirley Robertson, I’m Scottish, I have 2 gold medals, 2 children, I work in TV. I’m passionate about all things boaty. What was your first experience of working? Selling jeans!! Hated it, became a sailing instructor after that so I could workin in the holidays. What is your earliest memory…

Who are you My name is Mike Bullock. I joined the Royal Navy straight from school when I was 18 and worked in a submarine as well as surface ships including an aircraft carrier. My naval career took me across the world and I even worked in the United States for six years. I am…

Who are you? Geraldine McCaughrean – writer since I was eight, published since I was 28. What was your first experience of working? I delivered newspapers very early in the morning, every day. It paid 15 shilling (75p) a week, which meant I could ride a horse for an hour on Sundays. All the other…