Officials and Ground Crew

Safety TeamMedical Team

Fiona Pascoe

Lives: Southampton, Hampshire
Role in team: Event Organisation - this involves everything from finding the venue to ensuring the event runs smoothly, even if she has to wade out to waist high in the water!

Julie Jones

Lives: Southampton, Hampshire
Role in team: PA to Fiona and Administration - this can involve race instructions to making sure Fiona is in the right place at the right time!

Sophie Pascoe

Lives: Southampton, Hampshire
Role in Team:Race Secretary and Lapcounter - Can often be seen in the middle of a field surrounded by paperwork and a filing cabnet.

Dave Williams

Lives: Swansea, Wales
Role in team: Chief Marshal - David does a fantastic job of managing the beach, pit area and marshals.

Hilary Williams

Lives: Swansea, Wales
Role in team: Catering - Providing us all with breakfast and lunch, as well as hot tea and coffee. Without this none of us would be able to function.

Granny Williams

Lives: Swansea, Wales
Role in team: Catering - Assisting Hillary with the catering and feeding the 5,000.

Clive Richardson

Lives: Winchester, Hampshire
Role in team: Onshore photographer - often located perched on a rock near the start line, or high up capturing fantastic action shots. Clive and Carol have also kindly supplied most of the images used on this site. Their website can be found at: http://www.carichardson.co.uk

Carol Richardson

Lives: Winchester, Hampshire
Role in team: Onshore photographer - working as a fantastic duo with Clive capturing extreme action shots.

David Drew

Lives: Poole, Dorset
Role in team:Assisting with everything from marshal to event organisation - he has even been spotted in the kitchen with a pinny on!

Jacky Baker

Lives: Sussex
Role in team: Officer of the day (O.O.D) - taking control of the racing and drivers throughout an event.

Glen Baker

Lives: Sussex
Role in team: Cheif Scrutineer - ensuring all boats are racing within the rules as well as assisting with any technical queries.

Gill Hudson

Lives: Liverpool
Role in team: Assistant Scrutineer and timekeeper - assisting Glen with the technical side of things as well as when necessary overseeing timekeeping.

Maria Haysom

Lives: Cardiff, Wales
Role in team: Marshall/Catering - Maria can either be found on the beach with a red and yellow flag or otherwise in the kitchen assisting Hillary.

Grant Harrison

Lives: Whiteley, Hampshire
Role in team: Comentator - often seen assisting Anton with the comentary. Grant tends to talk more into the history of racing whilst Anton adds the comical side.

Jolandi Munro

Lives: Parkgate, Hampshire
Role in team: Assistant - Is involved in everything from set-up, breakdown, assisting with race paperwork and can even be seen in the kitchen on the odd occasion. Willing to get involved in anything possible to make the event a success.

Berti Munro

Lives: Parkgate, Hampshire
Role in team: New extreme photographer for the 2009 season. Berti has taken up photography instead of safety and has proven to be a sucessful photographer with some fantastic images. Please visit his site: www.bertimunrophotography.co.uk