The Skipper & First mate

Camilla

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After studying astrophysics and literature, Camilla cut her teeth teaching physics in central London. Not long after starting she decided that it wasn’t for her and retrained as a programmer.

The last 5 years have seen her working for a number of startups and brands like Akzonobel, Wool and the Gang and UK’s Government Digital Service.

Duncan

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Following university co-founded cloud managed hosting company EveryCity who within 18 months of launch had clients like SoundCloud and AudioBoo.

Since then he has worked as a product manager and product leader for a range of startups and brands like MediaCom, Currencies Direct and Mitchells & Butlers.

The Projects

Kuwinda, is a self-hosted app that helps tech companies and businesses build admin interfaces for their apps.

Chasing Mermaids Podcast, coming very soon our podcast should go live in November 2019. We’ll update on the blog.
 

The Boat

Seraphina is a 42ft Nauticat sailing boat built in Finland in 1998. If you’re not familiar with sailing boats Nauticat have a strong reputation for building solid blue water yachts.

From when we bought her in August 2017 we’ve been working our way through the key maintenance to make her comfortable and seaworthy. She’s had a new icebox, sound system, gas system, engine overhaul, various rigging updates and other kit like lifejackets and shiny new life raft.

They are built to last and deal with the tough conditions seas can throw up while also providing a very comfortable living space. Having tested her in Force 7/8 winds in the English channel we can confirm that she sails exceptionally well in rough weather.

Quick specs:

  • Water capacity 700 litres
  • Fuel capacity 700 litres
  • 100HP Diesel engine & 6.5kW generator
  • 840W Solar panels
  • 100 litre fridge
  • 18 litre freezer
  • 3.1M 3D Tender Aluminium v-hull RIB with 20HP outboard
  • Specialised long range marine WiFi/4G