Age: 42 

Nickname: Stroker-1

Occupation: Xtreme Water Training (RYA Centre) 

Lives: Gosport, nr Portsmouth, England.

Family: Single. Two fantastic children, Louis age 9 and Kathryn age 8. (Both love their water sports)

Experience:                                                 owned my own personal watercraft for 8 years+ Pursued my favorite passion                                                                         of Jet ski’s within my occupation & became an instructor through the RYA. I                                                                      am now the principal of my own training centre & have also become a                                                                            VHF-Assessor for marine radio licensing. Been involved with Thundercats                                                                             safety team for 3 years & has enjoyed the thrills & spills of every event! Great                                                                     team spirit, atmosphere and social life – LOVE IT.

Role in Team:                                             General on water safety role using a 4-stroke Personal Watercraft (Jet ski).                             Close-to-shore safety & marshalling official, as well as the Jet ski instructor to                     others within the safety team. VHF radio adviser to Thundercats.

Hobbies:                                                     Music, my cars, ice hockey, all watersports, radio communications.

Likes:                                                         Cramming as much fun into life as I can. Launching into the open sea in the                     early hours and spending all the daylight hours exploring the south coast of                     England. Having as much fun and enjoyment with my children as possible.

Dislikes:                                                     Being skint! Brussels sprouts and bossy women.

Describe myself in 100 words

I would have to relate myself to the original Volks-Wagon Beetle Convertible, a classic car old but young at heart, love life and full of life, solid and reliable, good fuel consumption, slow to start but when going goes on for ever, not much on top, air cooled, age irrelevant to performance but some females would greatly desire one

‘Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today’