Qualifications

RYA Yachtmaster Examiner Power
RYA Yachtmaster Examiner Sail
RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Examiner (Sail and Power)

Sailing since 1956 and instructing sailing since 1986, Henton first
instructed at and became the principal of Ocean Sailing Academy, Durban.

He then started, as Principal, Intec Maritime Academy for tuition by
correspondence as well as the RYA and SA Sailing Yachtmaster Ocean and
Instructor certificates, being the first RYA Instructor in South Africa
since 1988 and first RYA examiner in the southern hemisphere.

As a Deck Officer Class 5 he carried over 150 passengers on power vessels.

He was also the RCYC and Cape Town Senior Safety Officer from 1991 to 2004.

Henton conducts Shorebased Theory Courses.

Henton is the author of a number of publications, books and CD's on sailing and sail training.