John Rushworth's Excellent Adventures

Boats - Atlantic Dawn

John Rushworth's latestst adventure is Atlantic Dawn and a return to his Royal Navy roots and training. Whilst offroad motorcycle riding in the Atlas Mountains, Sahara, Pyrenees, Star Mountains and Baja has certainly thrilled - the sea - is where life's adventures began.

Atlantic Dawn was built to order in 2005 by NB Marine of Norway.

This NB 840 Classic model has evolved over 20 years of ever improving design, to give a modern, quiet and classically designed vessel that is CE rated for up to 12 persons.

She is a 31ft Category B Offshore Motor Cruiser - (Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced).

She is currently based in the Moray Firth at Whitehills Marina. Atlantic Dawn cruises at speeds of up to 20 Knots with a range of over 300 nautical miles. Her top speed is over 25 knots.

Be it fast cruising or leisurely dolphin watching, Atlantic Dawn has a panoramic view and is built for safe and comfortable (not to mention warm!) cruising in Scottish waters.

Last year was spent on the West Coast of Scotland around the Clyde with trips through the Crinan and Caledonian canals. Who knows where she will take me next...

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About - John Rushworth

In my twenties I was an RN Marine Engineering Artificer, my thirties an ROV pilot, forties an IT consultant, motorcycle journalist, tester and tour guide. When fifty dawned I became a health and fitness instructor, qualifying with YMCAfit to CYQ Level 2, Certificate in Fitness Instructing Gym - all for fun and to find out what all that training was doing to my body!

Currently I'm furthering my RYA day skipper qualification, after dipping my toe in the water with Set Fair on the Clyde in 2007.

I retain a lifelong passion for motorcycles. A Mini Cooper recently provided buckets of fun, in a two wheel gap year.

I'm an avid and early adopter of toys and technology. I enjoy writing, with many technical and adventure holiday articles published. My hobbies include Masters Swimming and music.

Me - my namesake - the author - an ancestor and why Bradford’s Coat of Arms features the only Boars Head in Heraldry without a tongue. Yorkshiremen also have a sense of humour.

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