Oliver Jobson

Category: Journal

  • Round the Island ’09

    Well it was another good race round the island this year – we didn’t do quite as well, but it was just as eventful! We started at 0750 on Saturday morning heading west from Cowes with very little wind and an easterly tide, but staying south and close in to the shore we managed to…

  • Round The Island 2009

    I am more than a little bit excited about this weekend – there are nearly 1800 boats signed up to take part and the weather isn’t looking too shabby either! Last year we came 5th out of a class of 60 boats which was a great result for my first time and I had only…

  • My friend makes a living building treehouses..

    This thought amuses me greatly, and yet is also slightly depressing when I’m sat at my desk -Especially when I get an email about his paid trip to Mexico to build a treehouse in the jungle… http://jonnylikestrees.blogspot.com/

  • Ibiza Rocks

    Top week in Ibiza!! Did Manumission at Amnesia and saw Tiesto at Privilege (Claimed to be the worlds biggest club!) – they were both awesome spectacles and we finished the week watching the sunset at Cafe Mambo, which was very cool! Not a cheap week mind, a beer and a bottle of water in Amnesia…

  • Good Times..

    Been quite busy recently, hence no post, but I have mostly been swimming, body boarding, sailing, water skiing, power-boating, out on my motorbike (yep, I bought one – see previous post) or polishing my car (in a 4 day machine-polish extravaganza – it almost looks new!) and now I’m packing for Ibiza – quite excited!!!

  • Been busy…

    …this last week or so! I had to do a repeat theory test (the hazard perception test is complete cack but I will refrain from a rant and just say that I got 85% second time round!!) on saturday morning in Bath at 8.30 (it was the only place I could do it before my…

  • Ibiza.. TUNE!

    Just some of the best bits that I’m really excited about!!! Somehow I’m gonna have to choose which ones to go to: Thursday 28th August 2008Cream @ Amnesia: Eddie Halliwell, Steve Angello, AxwellThe Klaxons (DJ Set), Annie MacF*** Me Iā€™m Famous @ Pacha: David Guetta, Special Guest TBCFiesta Del Agua (Water Party) @ Es Paradise:…

  • Round the Island 2008

    We did it, and we came 5th in a class of 65; Sunsail 37’s – which I think was a pretty respectable result! It was my first time on the Isle, my first time racing, my first collision, and later my first time on a boat that had run aground (but thankfully this happened the…

  • Day Skipper.. & racing!

    It was an exhausting week, having set sail for the Helford river on Sunday the 15th at 5pm and then finally docking at 2am on Saturday morning, but I am now a qualified day Skipper! We sailed at night, in fog, in fairly heavy seas, with the wind gusting to force 8 and in pouring…