{"id":196,"date":"2013-02-06T22:42:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T22:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yachtadina.co.uk\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2015-11-08T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T04:42:08","slug":"about-tom-and-susie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yachtadina.co.uk\/?page_id=196","title":{"rendered":"Tom and Susie"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tom<\/a>

Tom and Susie on Adina<\/p><\/div>\n

How do we write about ourselves? What should we say? It\u2019s just not English nature to do this!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give it a go\u2026 Susie Plume and Tom Partridge met back in 2007 when Tom was organising a racing boat for our old sailing club in that year\u2019s Hamble Winter Series. That soon extended to more sailing together, both in the UK and further afield.<\/p>\n

Time went on and soon we were discussing the idea of owning our own yacht and \u2018living at sea\u2019, as we coined it. Given we both enjoy travelling one thing led to another and we bought Adina with the intention of sailing her around the world \u2013 in our eyes, the best way to travel as we would see the world from our own home! We\u2019ve been really pleased with how she performs on the water and as our boat ownership has progressed, we\u2019ve both got to know not only Adina but also our own strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/a>

Tom helming Adina in Tonga 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

We have a philosophy that we both need to know how everything works and both get stuck in, but at the same time we\u2019re aware of what we each really enjoy and what we each like less, so when it comes to crunch time we go for our strengths. Susie certainly has more patience than Tom, loves problem solving\u00a0and is one superbly organised lady \u2013 everything has a home on Adina! Tom is an ideas man, never afraid\u00a0to dive in at the deep end and loves researching \u2013 whether it is how something works or seeking out that\u00a0elusive destination to visit. We try to help each other learn and we are\u00a0lucky our natural skills complement each other.<\/p>\n

We both have a love, as do many, of good food and wine. Tom even did a wine and spirits diploma for fun and, as many who have sailed with us know, the day will simply not start\u00a0without a decent coffee. Susie has enjoyed having the time to build her cooking skills on board, always making sure any guests are well fed. Our favourite evenings are at anchor with fresh food cooked from local ingredients accompanied by a good bottle of wine, all shared with good friends or family.<\/p>\n

\"Susie<\/a>

Susie helming en route to Bora Bora<\/p><\/div>\n

Our home on land is in Chelsea in London, England. And we do love London. It\u2019s never dull, never quiet and always fun! We look forward to more time there in the future.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re very grateful for this opportunity to take some time out and see the world, indeed even a little humbled, a little lucky. And it\u2019s not just us who got this show on the road and keeps it moving in the right direction \u2013 many family and friends have freely given\u00a0time and provided a huge amount of support to enable us live our dream. To those \u2013 we acknowledge your massive on-going efforts and thank you kindly!<\/p>\n

Now then, we\u2019re English and that\u2019s more than enough about us. Gin and tonic anyone?<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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