Chartered Linguist, MITI & MCIL, qualified under ISO 17100:2015.

I’m a professional translator and interpreter, and a professional sailor. Hence my company name is Shipwrite.

I have worked in the language industry
for over 26 years, mostly running my own business, and hold degrees and
postgraduate qualifications in German, Dutch and Translation. I translate from German, Swiss German, Dutch and
French into English, and interpret German-English-German.

The sailing thing is a bit more recent –
although hardly new, since I’ve been "messing about in boats“ since I
was about 6 years old. And with ancestors including a sailmaker, a
ship’s carpenter, a revenue man and Navy types – both Royal and merchant
– you could say it’s in my blood. However, formal professional
qualifications came along a bit later in life – but then they came thick
and fast. I’m an RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor, Cruising Instructor and
Shorebased Instructor, as well as a commercially-endorsed MCA
Yachtmaster Offshore.

• I’m originally British, a native English-speaker.
• Born and bred in the UK
• Year abroad in Regensburg, Germany 1990-91
• Moved to the Zurich area in 2000
• Dual British-Swiss citizen
• Now living in Laax (Graubünden)…
• … and adding Rhaeto-Romansch (Sursilvan) to my collection of languages, currently around B2 level.

If you are looking for a highly experienced and conscientious language professional, I'm your gal.