About Us

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Dave and Dawn are a couple and have 3 children between them. They are joint owners of New Dawn Adventures Ltd. and are dedicated to sharing their love of sailing and the sea with similar like-minded individuals or to help spread the joy to those less experienced people.
Whether it be for a bare-boat charter or a skippered voyage, whether for a half-day taster through to a full week or more, we will ensure that the time spent on New Dawn is a memorable and pleasant time for all.

Dave started his sailing experience in the waters of the Solent over 30 years ago as joint owner of a GP14 dinghy with his father. Throughout the long hot summers of the mid-seventies he was to be found out on the water every day somewhere between Portsmouth, Ryde, Cowes and Fawley.
Since then the passion for sailing has remained, although the boat is now somewhat larger!
Dave has also had a successful career in the computer industry, working for some world renowned companies.
Dave is a fully qualified Yachtmaster and Cruising Instructor and has sailed extensively around the SE UK coast, NE European coast, Baltic, Portuguese Atlantic, Northern and Western Scottish Isles, crossing Biscay and the North Sea.

Dawn has arrived on the sailing scene rather later in life, having spent many years as an accomplished horsewoman competing in dressage events and having owned two of her own horses. She has now swapped the dressage arena to riding the white horses of the open sea.
Dawn is also an accomplished artist and graphic designer and manages an Art Gallery when not out on the water.

Our three kids: Grace(17), Edward(15) and Katie(13) are all enjoying the nautical life, and would be happy to accompany any families with children to help them 'learn the ropes'.

New Dawn is our brand new 2007 Jeanneau 42i sailing cruiser which is a spacious, comfortable and stable base for all expeditions with New Dawn Adventures.
With it's 3 large double cabins, space for up to 3 more passengers (1 single and 1 double) in the saloon, two heads and convenient galley, New Dawn is an ideal starting point from which to visit the beautiful SW coast of England or to travel to France or the Channel Islands.

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