Art-based Sailing & Skippered Charters
‘Passages through the Present: An art-based study into the application of ‘Ultreia’ as a means to enhance and nurture life’, this is the title of my ongoing Doctoral thesis. Which outlines my move towards a more present-orientated practice. Rather than focusing on what it feels like to live with cancer, I want to capture the traces I make and the wake we leave behind, however ephemeral. Inspired by Jo Spence and Audre Lorde, I wish to develop a body of work that is self-motivated, self-responsible, but also looks outwards towards society, community and family. I will be documenting and creating work that recognises my wish to take control of my health and experiences in the world, both locally and afar. In addition, I wish to provide others with the opportunity to experiences being on the sea, with a view to instruct too (more on that at the bottom of this page).
Images and Videos
Returning into the Deben with Felixstowe in the distance 
Sunrise leaving Dover into a rough Channel 
Returning from Eastbourne in the Thames Estuary 
Motoring into the Deben late in September 
Yankee sail poled out 
Early morning bow navlights 
Three sails set 
Night sailing 
Off Hastings in the English Channel 
Felixstowe early morning 
Dover straits dawn 
Tranquil Hamford Waters, Walton Backwaters 
River Ore, on a mooring looking towards Orford
“… the defining responsibility of the artist is to go beyond the edge of human experience and send back reports”
Webb Chiles (1941 – present) ‘Self Portrait in the Present Sea‘
Sailing yacht ‘Gaudeo’ has been coded for skippered chartering. We are planning an around Britain voyage from April to August and crew mates and artists are welcome to join part of the trip as we make passage.
If you would like to contact me about a possible voyage aboard ‘Gaudeo’ please use the link below. If you have sailed on Gaudeo please send me your feedback using the form below.
Fair winds, Jamie
Links to Relevant Press Articles
https://www.everand.com/article/680870233/The-North-Sea-Broke-Me
Are you interested in Sailing too?
Do you want to know more?
I am in the process of developing more opportunities to provide non-sailors (particularly artists) a means to join me on Gaudeo, wherever she might be. If you are interested in more information please contact me by filling in the form below.
Alternatively, if you are interested in sailing and want to learn how, you can join me on Gaudeo in my role as an RYA sailing instructor through Shearwater Sailing School. Click on the link or access it via Google. We are based at the Royal Harwich Sailing Club, Woolverstone, but we have bigger plans to sail around the UK each year, in week-long legs.
Contact Jamie at JL SEA
If you have sailed with us please give your feedback here…
Feedback from JL SEA customer
Name:
Mark Lusher
Dates onboard Gaudeo:
21-25th July 2025
Feedback:
Thanks Jamie, a great evening to cap off a great week. Absolutely brilliant instruction, I feel I have learnt so much. You did a great job of bringing the Med to the Orwell (bar the weather). Would like to sail again with you & learn even more. All best, M.
RYA Day Skipper '24, ad hoc prep week for Mediterranean Bareboat Charter.
Name:
Carole Ward
Dates onboard Gaudeo:
7-11th July 2025
Feedback:
We had an absolutely amazing week on board Gaudeo. Jamie achieved a lovely balance between formal instruction, a lot of fun and some very memorable sailing. In particular, Jamie assessed the weeks weather and planned the week accordingly which meant a wonderful night sail on Day 1. Our meals were amazing too; on and off land, Jamie managed to pick two of our favourite restaurants. The main thing is that we have been so inspired to continue learning and sailing. Thank you Jamie.
RYA Day Skipper Course
Name:
Paul Savage
Dates onboard Gaudeo:
7-11th July 2025
Feedback:
Just wanted to give a 5 star review for Jamie. My son and I recently spent 5 days sailing with Jamie and we both had an absolutely fantastic time onboard.
Jamie is an outstanding teacher and one of the nicest people you could wish to meet. We came away with what felt like an encyclopaedia of sailing knowledge. At all times Jamie is very calm and methodical in his teachings. We can not recommend him enough and look forward to our next trip with him. It was a fun packed 5 days with good food and the best sailing instructor I have come across, having done other courses previously. Many thanks Jamie all the best Paul and Ronnie.
Paul - RYA Day Skipper
Ronnie - RYA Competent Crew
Name:
Hugo Rodger Brown
Dates onboard Gaudeo:
5-9th May 2025
Feedback:
Thanks to Jamie for a great week out on the river/coast. Whilst it may not have been as hot as the previous week, the weather really worked in our favour for the passage to Bradwell, and then we had two glorious days on the Orwell. I even managed to get sunburnt on Thursday. Jamie's a great addition to the Shearwater roster, and he proved a very patient instructor.
I hope you have a wonderful summer's sailing - and the 2026 Round Britain itinerary looks fantastic.
All the best,
Hugo
RYA Day Skipper
Name:
Kevin Warren
Email:
kjjwarren@gmail.com
Date you joined Gaudeo:
23/08/2023
Date you disembarked:
01/09/2023
Please rate JL SEA:
5 - Life Changing!
How did we do?:
The residency aboard gaudeo was poignant for many reasons. I had just finished a doctorate in art and lacked clarity over my next move. Life on the boat didn’t actually offer time to dwell on this matter, but it gave space to be, and somewhere inside that spaciousness, outside of dwelling was raw conviction, and contact with my reasoning for wanting to live and work in a more rural setting by the sea. This of course is part of the answer I sought.
I didn’t dwell in my mind too much because these matters were existing around a learning curve, on matters of sailing a boat. Having not sailed before I had to be attentive and was in a fortunate position of being on a capable boat and in the capable hands of my crewmate Reneé, and of skipper Jamie. I had huge respect for the ease at which Jamie was able to run the boat, beyond this I was grateful for his generosity, from welcoming me on the streets of Edinburgh, to not only showing me the ropes on his boat, but then always being willing to answer any questions I had. I saw and drew in some truly inspirational sights, on land, at sea, and in the sky, I appreciated the different pace of life and found nourishment from engaging conversations throughout the voyage. Sailing as a lifestyle in this company felt very appealing!
Name: Mark Sampson Date you joined Gaudeo: 01/04/2023 Date you disembarked: 10/04/2023 Please rate JL SEA: ***** How did we do?: I met Jamie Limond in the art world and we became good friends. I had never sailed before and my water experience was limited to swimming and river kayaking. The sea and sailing had interested me for many years but I had never had an inroad into it and with reservations of great stormy seas, and taking a leap out of my comfort zone I never really thought sailing was something I would ever achieve. Through conversations with Jamie who is extremely calm and very easy to get along with I found confidence in his knowledge and his professionalism and safety ethos. I eventually took that leap and we sailed from levington to the river Dart. I can’t quite put in to words what a life changing experience it was and how much I learnt along the way. Now I’m working to buy a sailing yacht too. The trip with Jamie and the crew who we met along the way was incredible and now a once unattainable dream is starting to become a reality. You don’t just learn to sail with Jamie you take away a good friend for life.
Name: Ben Bays Date you joined Gaudeo: 10/04/2023 Date you disembarked: 15/04/2023 Please rate JL SEA: **** How did we do?: Sailing with Jamie onboard Goudeo was a pleasure! A Bowman 40 maintained to a high standard; she will safely take her crew to any destination with ease. A quality offshore yacht. If the crew don’t like the forcast then the local pub is always a good option and Jamie makes for great company.
Name: Michael Smithson Date you joined Gaudeo: 15/04/2023 Date you disembarked: 18/07/2023 Please rate JL SEA: ***** How did we do?: Incredible voyages, with so much being experienced in terms of testing abilities and huge opportunities to observe nature and the elements. Excursions onshore to places of artistic, historic and political significance and an opportunity to amass a vast library of photographs for possible publication from perspectives not possible otherwise by boat. The sailing days were all planned meticulously and each day's sailing was executed with care and skill. I feel lucky to be able to count the voyages as a massive life enhancing experience. MS?
Name: George Aldous Date you joined Gaudeo: 19/06/2023 Date you disembarked: 18/06/2023 Please rate JL SEA: ***** How did we do?: My first real hands on voyage on a yacht, and what could have been a potentially nerve-wracking experience instead was one full of learning, enjoyment and great memories. Jamie was a great host and first guide for me, and put me at ease with his extensive knowledge of the vessel, it’s safety features, and the weather affecting us. His infectious passion for sailing really comes through, in the meticulous route planning and research of the surrounding areas. Taking us up the west coast of Ireland we were met with some of the most breathtaking vistas of the Irish landscape. No better position to be in than aboard the Gaudeo. Memories I will cherish forever. A life-changing experience.
Name: Chris Sutherland Date you joined Gaudeo: 26/6/2023 Date you disembarked: 16/07/2023 Please rate JL SEA: **** How did we do?: Truly memorable voyages from South Coast to Scilly Isles and Wales and from Dingle to Portrush, West Coast of Ireland the Wild Atlantic Way. A true privilege to be able to visit wild places and gain a perspective few are lucky enough to have; to view and appreciate them from the sea. The marine life was awesome, dolphins, seals and the different seabirds in their true environment amongst the Atlantic rollers and against the backdrop of majestic sea cliffs. Jamie's handling of the boat inspired confidence and Gaudeo is a beautiful yacht. Great sense of power and freedom helming at 8 knots with a following wind in the sails. All in all a wonderful experience.
Jamie Limond 