In the early 1970’s our family built a small brigantine and in 1976 my father and I set sail from New Zealand to Florida via Australia, South East Asia, Southern Africa, South America and the Caribbean over an 8-year period.  I then found work in Australia as a scaffolder and rigger for a couple of years before ending up back in New Zealand working on a longline fishing vessel and then on a 52 ft wooden sloop to gain some commercial sea time so I could start sitting my commercial maritime qualifications. During my maritime career I was fortunate enough to work on a wide variety of vessels including charter vessels, ferries, super yachts, offshore support vessels, dredgers and tall ships, whilst gaining a few more maritime qualifications and getting to undertake a few deliveries around the South Pacific, North West Pacific, South East Asia and the Indian Ocean.

I have been with SeaBoats since 2010 and have built up strong relationships with the Offshore Supply industry and tug operators, along with undertaking vessel valuations and selling a few yachts for good measure.