Imagine this! You are firmly entrenched in the “rat race” and the “live to work” syndrome. You love sailing and making new friends and want nothing more than to escape, and “live the dream”. Then, one day, you decide to “go for it” not knowing exactly where you will end up or what you will be doing. This is the story of Brian, the founder of Miramar Sailing!
In January 2005 he quit his career, left the UK and became a full time sailor. He sailed, on various yachts, the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Arabia, the Red Sea, the Bay of Biscay, the Portuguese Algarve and the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in February 2006 in Jolly Harbour, Antigua.
Along the way he experienced many different cultures and met hundreds of interesting people. One in particular, a circumnavigating sailor, had a tremendous influence on what was to happen in the future.
Over an exchange of beers and life experiences, Brian was introduced to a book called “Beachcombing at Miramar” subtitled “The Quest for an Authentic Life”. This book was to determine Brian’s destiny.
Inspired by this superb book, Brian registered the domain name www.miramarsailing.com at the first opportunity. He knew that somewhere down the line, he would own a yacht called “Miramar” and a sailing business called “Miramar Sailing”.
Further good fortune led to him meeting Pippa, a similarly minded passionate sailor, and now life partner, and together they have created and built what is today, one of the most highly respected Sailing Businesses in the Caribbean.
Their success lies in the quality and value of the brand they have created, their professionalism and attention to detail and customer satisfaction. This success is real! Most major internet search engines have Miramar Sailing on page one, the well respected travel review website, www.tripadvisor.com on their “Antigua and Barbuda” page, has for many months, shown Miramar Sailing as no. 1 of 92 things to do in Antigua & Barbuda with a 100%, 5 star record from the reviews of their many satisfied customers.
As with all successful businesses, Miramar Sailing must go forward and this expansion has begun. We are now seeking to franchise our successful brand throughout the Caribbean region to yacht owning couples with the same desire to run their own Sailing Business and “live the dream”!