Bill & Laurel Cooper

[2] He was awarded the Hammond Cup for seamanship by the Royal Naval Sailing Association and was recognised by the World Record Academy for having spent the longest time at sea.

She studied at Leeds College of Art, subsequently gaining many public commissions in mosaic and stained glass.

During this period they wrote the best-selling Sell Up and Sail, a book of advice to others on whether to (and how to) abandon life on land for an ocean cruising lifestyle.

After the Cummins engine eventually failed, because its wet liners had rusted through, the Perkins performed well, but its off-centre mounting caused steering difficulties.

[6][7] The Coopers took Hosanna through the European inland waterways from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to the Camargue,[8] where they spent time wintering and writing A Spell in Wild France.

It is a tradition based on the fact that early rudders were activated by heavy chains and it was a good idea to keep these as short as possible".