When I was 14, I repaired an abandoned fishing dinghy

When I was 14, I repaired an abandoned dinghy and launched my first business catching and selling crabs and lobsters in South Devon.

I'd wake early to listen to the 5:50am Shipping Forecast to know what the weather would be and whether it would be safe to go to sea and put my fishing gear out. The sound of the shipping areas and the forecasts are incredibly evocative. Names like Dover, Wight, Portland and Plymouth became part of my growing up narrative.