Mark Fishwick has a lifelong association with the West Country. Born in Exeter and brought up on the River Exe, Mark began sailing at an early age and soon ventured further to explore the rivers, creeks and harbours of the West Country in his parents’ 18ft 6in Alacrity sloop, Vallette.
He moved to Cornwall in 1973 soon after buying his present boat, the 34ft 1910 gaff yawl, Temptress, and since then has enjoyed a varied nautical life encompassing commercial fishing, charter skippering in the West Indies, yacht delivery, boatyard work, writing, photography, and just occasionally sailing for fun!
He has now returned to his roots and lives within sight of the River Exe, close to Lympstone, and Temptress lives on a deep-water mooring in Falmouth.
