Qualifications

SAS Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor
SAMSA Safety officer for leisure sailing vessel Certificates of Fitness

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
RYA Yachtmaster Instructor
RYA RADAR Instructor
RYA SRC Instructor

Born just north of London UK

Emigrated to SA in 1969

Learned to sail at age 7 on lakes in dinghies in UK.

Royal Navy for 12 years, RADAR operator, school of Navigation; did sailing as a sport.

Many years of recreational sailing and racing in UK, SA and various parts of the world and including crossings Cape town – Rio – Cape Town (monohull racing there, delivering return). Cape Town St Lucia (catamaran delivery) and St Lucia Granada (monohull delivery with teaching.

Instructor – Good Hope Sailing Academy 2000 – present; teaching theory & practical for Competent Crew, Day Skipper and Coastal prep. SAS syllabus.

Instructor Yachtmaster Ocean Sailing School 2006 – present; teaching shore based Day Skipper, Coastal/Yachtmaster, RADAR & SRC (radio). RYA syllabus.

have owned a number of dinghies, a Hunter 19, a Formula One 22ft racing keelboat, and a Muira.

I now ‘look after’ a couple of yachts and sail more for pleasure than professionally.

And all round jolly good fellow!