"I first thought of doing the Atlantic when I got back from my trip around Great Britain in September 2007. Everyone was asking "What next?, What next?". I didn't reveal my plan then, not even to my wife, I wanted to continue to enjoy the experience of Personal Everest. It was the right decision. It would be another 6 months before I drummed up the courage to tell Elaine, but by then I'd already met with Mike and asked to borrow his boat.  He said "yes" so getting Elaine's approval suddenly became all the more urgent".

Aged only 16, Geoff had sailed the Atlantic Ocean twice and, by his 18th birthday, he had sailed it for a third time.  To sail the Atlantic again, more than 25 years later, only this time as a quadriplegic, will be to achieve a dream considered unthinkable when he first lost his livelihood as a yachtsman in 1984.

"But more than achieving a dream. In so doing, I can give something back to the sport I love so dearly. Not only are we raising funds for the Ellen Macarthur Trust, but it will hopefully inspire a new generation of disabled sailors". 

`Do you know", said Mole, "I`ve never been in a boat before in all my life.'

What?' cried the Rat, open-mouthed: `Never been in a.., you never.., well I.., what have you been doing, then?'

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The adventure begins December 2009