How we met: ‘He seemed very nice and kind – and I really liked his hands’
Virginia, 58, and Matthew, 67, met while working on a tall ship in 1991. After sailing together, they dated long-distance before falling in love and settling in Oxfordshire
When Virginia discovered a passion for sailing in her 20s, she never imagined it would lead to her meeting the love of her life. “I had gone to university, but I left because there was no provision for deaf people,” says Virginia, who lost her hearing as a child after contracting meningitis. “Some friends introduced me to the Ocean Youth Trust, which offered sailing training, and I loved that. But after a while, I wanted more responsibility.”
An opportunity came up to become a permanent crew member on a tall ship, which travelled around the UK and Europe, called the Lord Nelson, and she jumped at the chance. The voyages were arranged by a charity that paired able-bodied and disabled sailors together to support each other on board. “I became the bosun’s mate,” says Virginia.
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