We're not sailing this time, which is a sadness for me, but it means we can do a lot more work.

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Howard's 20-foot boat has not only been re-fitted in order to make sailing easier, it is also equipped with essential technologies to ensure the safety of both Howard and other sailors, including an Automatic Identification System (AIS), which alerts Howard to ships within a 50-mile radius.

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For the sailing-averse, she says they're considering adding a helipad to the property.

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"I am very proud of what I have achieved so far but it is important for me to give something back to the community, " said Al Busaidi, who is heading back to Oman for Ramadan before re-joining his crew for the summer's European sailing tour.

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We're now standing at Seaforth dock and we're watching a container ship which is manoeuvring to leave Liverpool and probably sailing to Zeebrugge or Le Havre.

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