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Gender	Male
Industry	Maritime
Occupation	Retired Master Mariner & Fleet Manager
Location	Weston super Mare, North Somerset, United Kingdom
Introduction	Master Mariner Class 1, Fellow Nautical Institute, Award of Excellence, Senior Business Diploma, Memorial University [Newfoundland 1984] 48 years Total Seagoing & Marine Management experience :- 11 years Managing Inter-Island Ferry Services ; Terminals - 15 years Management Canadian Fishing Fleets & Ports - 10 years Command & Management to Board Level(Cunard) in International Offshore Oil & Gas Industry Wife died May 20217
Interests	Family,the Marine World,Current Affairs,the Environment, Sport ifocus Rugby,
Favorite movies	The Cruel Sea, Slap Shot, The Sound of Music, Quo Vadis. The Pale Rider, Dirty Harry, The Dam Busters, Shane, Bridge over the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago
Favorite music	J.S.Bach in all forms particularly Jacques Loussier, MJQ, the Billy Taylor Trio, Matt Munro, Gregorian Chant, Dolly Parton, Ladysmith Black Mambaza,Kiri te Kanawa,Pavorotti,El Divo, etc.
Favorite books	Wooden Walls by N.A.M. Rodger, Wrinkles in Navigation by Capt.Lecky Every book by John Buchan and G.K.Chesterton, The Captain by Jan de Hartog, The Keys of the Kingdom by Jan de Hartog. Blood tears & folly by Len Deighton, The Wisdom of Catholicism by Anton Pegis.