Sailing experience

• Offshore sailing/racing miles 65,000+
• Qualified RYA Yachtmaster Offshore 1996
• 9 Fastnets, 4 years Royal Ocean Racing Club circuit
• 4 trans-Atlantics, Southern Ocean, South China Sea

2014 Antigua Sailing Week - cameraman aboard Volvo 70 Monster Project, Farr 100 ICAP Leopard, 43ft one-off Caccia Alla Volpe, Gunboat 62 Zenyatta
2014 Rolex China Sea Race - cameraman aboard Custom 72 Antipodes
2013 Star Sailors League - cameraman aboard Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada's Star - (I'm counting that one - cool experience)
2013 Rolex Middle Sea Race - cameraman aboard classic Philip Rhodes 51 Infanta
2013 Rolex Giraglia Race - cameraman aboard Grand Soleil 65 Indomabile Pensiero
2013 Antigua Sailing Week - cameraman aboard Volvo 60 Ambersail, Frers 94 Bristolian, Grand Soleil 44 Deep Blue, Jeanneau 44 Voilactus, Beneteau First 40 Lancelot II
2012 Cork Week - cameraman aboard First 40 Elf Too, Sunfast 32 Bad Company
2012 Rolex Giraglia Race - cameraman aboard Swan 60 @Robas
2011 AC45 - cameraman aboard Artemis for CNN
2011 RORC Fastnet Race - cameraman aboard 140ftft trimaran Banque Populaire
2011 Med Cup - cameraman aboard TP52 Audi Racing
2010 Lorient-St Malo - cameraman aboard 90ft trimaran Oman Sail Musandam
2009-10 Geoff Holt Transatlantic - cameraman aboard 60ft catamaran Impossible Dream
2009 RORC Fastnet Race - cameraman aboard Bristol Pilot Cutter Morwenna
2009 Lyver Race - cameraman aboard Prima 38 Mighty Max 2
2009 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta - cameraman aboard Volvo 70 Green Dragon, J109 Christie Cancer Care, Prima 38 Mighty Max 2, Bavaria 47 Empress III, Waterwag Mollie
2008 Cape Horn - cameraman aboard 70ft Blizzard expedition yacht 1,000 miles down Patagonia, around Cape Horn, and visiting Cape Horn itself
2007 RORC Fastnet Race - cameraman aboard Open 60 Estrella Damm
2007 Maktoum Trophy - cameraman aboard RC44, V1 30, Pacific 50, A35, Giorgia 33 protoype, First 36.7, Dubai
2007 Tikki 26 - cruising around Camargue
2006 King's Cup - cameraman aboard 100ft STS Argo, Reichel/Pugh 76 Jelik, Mills 51 Mandrake, Thailand
2005-6 Clipper Round the World Race - cameraman aboard Liverpool, Cardiff, Durban, Western Australia, Singapore, Qingdao, from Liverpool to Philippines via Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Singapore - 17,500nm
2005 America's Cup Acts 6 and 7 - cameraman aboard Desafío Español, BMW Oracle, Emirates Team NZ, Victory Challenge, United Internet Team Germany, Malmo
2005 America's Cup Acts 4 and 5 - cameraman aboard Luna Rossa, BMW Oracle, Emirates Team NZ, Victory Challenge, United Internet Team Germany, Shosholoza, Valencia
2005 Bell Lawrie Scottish Series - filming Shirley Robertson/Alex Thompson onboard Farr45 Volvo
2005 RORC Fastnet Race - cameraman aboard Reichel-Pugh 97 Leopard of London,
2004 America's Cup Acts 2 and 3 - cameraman aboard Alinghi, BMW Oracle, Emirates Team NZ,
Luna Rossa, K-Challenge, Le Defi, +39, Shosholoza, Valencia
2004 America's Cup Act 1 - cameraman aboard Alinghi, BMW Oracle, Emirates Team NZ,
K-Challenge, Le Defi, Shosholoza, Marseille
2004 BMW Round Ireland Race - cameraman aboard Volvo 60 (ex-Tyco) 02, Line Honours
2004 Rolex Giraglia Race - cameraman aboard Farr 72 Atalanta II, 243nm, 2nd overall
2004 Giraglia Rolex Cup - cameraman aboard 90ft maxi Alfa Romeo, Wally 94 Y3K
2003 RORC Fastnet Race - cameraman aboard Reichel-Pugh 76 Nokia Enigma, 1st overall
2002 Dublin-Galway - 16ft solo catamaran, 500nm, charity fundraiser for Harry's Hydro
2001 RORC Fastnet Race - nav/helm/cameraman, Farr 65 Juno, 610nm, 2nd in class, 5th overall
2001 Round the Island Race - cameraman aboard 105ft maxi cat Playstation
1999 RORC Fastnet Race - navigator/helmsman, Reflex 38
1998 RORC Morgan Cup - crew/helm/nav, Cowes-Ouistreham, 43ft tri Spirit of England, Line Hons
1998 Two-handed delivery - crew/helm/nav, Ouistreham-Cowes, 43ft tri Spirit of England
1998 Round Texel Race - 18ft cat Hawk, 50nm
1998 Three Peaks Race UK - 27ft tri, 450nm, 3rd overall (ran 18m Ben Nevis)
1998 La Trinité-Dartmouth - testing 39ft cat Nautitiech, 250nm, as Sailing Today editor
1997 RORC Myth of Malham - Cowes-Alderney-Southampton, 40ft tri Spirit of England, 160nm, 1st
1997 Round the Island Race - Isle of Wight 50th anniversary, 40ft tri Spirit of England, 5th
1997 Round Texel Race - 18ft cat Dart 18, 50nm
1997 RORC St Malo Race - Cowes-St Malo-Southampton, 40ft tri Spirit of England, 240nm, 1st in class
1997 RORC Fastnet Race - 40ft tri Spirit of England, 612nm, 1st in class, mulithull record (still stands)
1996 RYA Yachtmaster Offshore - qualified
1996 BVI Regatta - Sir Francis Drake Channel, 70nm Gib’Sea 47
1996 Scottish Three Peaks Race - Oban-Mull-Jura-Arran-Troon - F40 cat, 160nm, 4th overall
1996 RORC Morgan Cup - Cowes-Alderney-Cowes, F40 cat, 180nm
1996 RORC St Malo Race - Cowes-St Malo-Southampton, 40ft tri Spirit of England, 240nm
1995 RORC Myth of Malham - Channel, Sigma 33, 125nm, 1st in class
1995 RORC Morgan Cup - Cowes-Alderney, Sparkman & Stephens 39 Sunstone, 150nm, 1st
1995 RORC Fastnet Race - Sigma 33, 605nm
1995 Hobie 18 offshore - non-stop Eastbourne-North Wales - 550nm
1995 Sigma Europeans - Herm, Sark, 45nm
1994 Round Texel - cat race, Dart 6000, 50nm
1988-94 Dinghy/cat racing and boat testing - Yachts & Yachting Magazine
1988 Transatlantic delivery - Ft Lauderdale-Lymington, Trintella 45, 4,000nm
1987 Nassau-St Thomas - delivery, Swan 39, 850nm
1987 St Thomas-Ft Lauderdale - delivery, Camper & Nicholson 60, 900nm
1986 Dinghy Instructor - US
1976-86 Dinghy sailing

As Y&Y journalist

Nicorette, Ericsson 80 (Ludde Ingvall)
Aqua Quorum, Open 50 (Pete Goss)
ENZA, 92ft cat (Tracy Edwards)
Le Poisson, 21ft Mini-Transat (Ellen MacArthur)
Silk Cut, Whitbread 60 (Lawrie Smith)
Magellan Alpha, Open 50 (Mike Garside)
Group 4, BT Challenge (Mike Golding)
Idunha, Coribee 21 (Ellen MacArthur)