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I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.
At drama school, because I started having relationships with other men and found a satisfying job.
Swimming down the Thames on a full moon night 10 years ago. It was dangerous, but extremely joyful.
Eating Marmite on toast just after the birth of my daughter in 2004.
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