Author's City: Vancouver, B.C.
Date Of Birth: 30 November 1934
Place Of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Arrival in Canada: 1973
Arrival in BC:

Ancestral Background: British parents

Other Employment: Yacht broker, ocean yacht deliveries

BOOKS:

Cruising for Cowards, 1st edition. An A-Z of offshore strategies and equipment. Jointly authored with Liza Copeland. 5 revisions and re-prints. Romany Publishing 1997 - 2005.

Cruising for Cowards, 2nd edition.A practical A-Z for coastal and offshore sailors. Jointly authored with Liza Copeland. Romany Publishing 2008.

Biography: Educated in England and spent eight years as a pilot in the Royal Navy. Partner and manager of a yacht repair yard in Antigua, West Indies 1966 - 73. A lifelong sailor, both racing at international levels and offshore with over 180,000 nautical miles, including a circumnavigation and 5 Atlantic crossings. Moved to Vancouver in 1973 and was a principal in two major yacht dealerships until retirement in 2004. Author of numerous sailing magazine articles.

[BCBW 2008] "Maritime" "Advice"