Tim Newson (36) UK
Tim Newson started sailing in 1991 and has worked as a professional skipper since 2011. He teaches traditional navigation and seamanship and has made numerous voyages out into the North Atlantic. Before commiting full time to his GGR campaign, Tim worked as a designer and cabinet maker, as a researcher for the House of Commons and as a secretary for Médecins Sans Frontières. He studied History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, London, graduating in 2006.
Tim has a Baba 35 class yacht which he plans to rename Labour of Love for the GGR which is undergoing a complete refit in Chichester. He intends to make an 800 mile solo non-stop voyage to Norway, and take part in the 2017 OSTAR race before sailing back across the Atlantic solo to Falmouth. He has come up with the novel idea of collecting seawater at the start and off the Great Capes and selling it in personalised bottles to those supporting his campaign.