Hi. My name's Mark Burkes. I'm a professional sailor & have sailed more than 250,000 nautical miles over 35 years. I work as an RYA Yachtmaster™ Instructor & Yachtmaster™ Ocean. I've been privileged to skipper race boats in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race twice, on Team Garmin & WTC Logistics, having first circumnavigated in the race as a First Mate in 2011/12.
I've also skippered the Rolex Sydney Hobart & Fastnet races several times and raced in the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties 9 times. I've crossed all the oceans at least twice and the Atlantic many times. As well as working as a sailing instructor, I've also worked as crew and first mate, or delivery skipper, on private yachts throughout the World.
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