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22-year-old jelly lives aboard her 37ft sailing ketch in Brighton with her dog Bosun. After leaving school at 14 to become home educated, she decided to write a book and find a publisher for it � How Teenagers Think came out in 2007 and led to a successful career as a freelance youth insight consultant and public speaker. At the age of 18 jelly fell in love with a boy, and a boat, and lived with the boy on the boat for two years in Gosport, regularly cruising the Solent and south coast. She then broke up with the boy but kept the boat, and has been aboard in Brighton marina for nearly a year and a half. jelly spends some of her week as a social media specialist at a digital marketing agency in town, and devotes the rest of her time to freelance work. jelly�s writing often appears in national sailing magazines � including Yachting Monthly and replika klockor
Practical Boat Owner � and she is also currently working with her literary agent on her second book.
The other week, Jonny and I set off to the Solent for a week�s sailing, we went to the supermarket to stock up for the week. I think we got a little bit carried away, as we ended up needing a trolley to carry everything back to the boat. .....
There�s a lot of talk about being seasick on a boat - in fact, it�s about one of the most commonly-discussed subjects. But what about being sick sick on a boat? .....
If I had to pick one thing on my boat that always causes me grief, my answer would require no thought. .....
When it comes to living on a boat, there are many notable occasions that occur every year. .....
Returning to my desk with a plate of scones, jam and butter, a few of my colleagues� eager eyes turned in my direction. .....
Now, Bosun isn�t an actual Bosun � much to my disapproval of his blatant disregard for his namesake � he�s a dog. .....
One of my first memories of boat ownership, back in December 2008, was phoning around trying to get a reasonable quote to insure my new pride and joy. .....
Probably the real reason I live aboard (and why winters are bearable). Conversations all seem to start with the same question: �What�s it like on your boat now it�s coming into winter? .....
I turned the key to start the engine, and there was a horrible mechanical grinding noise. .....
The engine control jammed in full throttle reverse, the gear lever was physically immovable � horrible! The only saving grace was that I was still tied to the pontoon...... .....