Mark is one of the UK’s leading sailing coaches, a freelance yachting journalist and a talented, highly successful dinghy and keelboat sailor in his own right. 

Mark’s career has spanned more than 20 years in the British marine industry, with in depth experience of boat development, spar production, sailmaking and marine retailing.  He has been winning championships since 1975 and, throughout his career, Mark has always helped others to win races. 

With a passion for learning and sharing knowledge, his clients are not surprised to learn Mark is a qualified physics teacher, whose sailing career took him in a different direction from education.  In 2002, Mark turned freelance, applying his expert technical and sailing knowledge as a professional coach and author.

In 2006 Mark was named RYA Coach of the Year after coaching the RYA Skandia Team GBR Paralympic Sonar Team to two successive World Titles.  In 2007 he launched his widely acclaimed book RYA Tactics.  In between his coaching, writing, professional sailing and other consultancy commitments Mark is currently campaigning an SB3.