Professional Yacht Delivery Captain
Clive grew up on the creeks of Hayling Island on Chichester Harbour. His father was a keen sailor, and from an early age he fell in love with the sea and sailing. Clive started his sailing career in his late teens aboard several fishing boats on the SE Australian coast.
After returning to Europe he worked aboard, cruising and racing yachts. In his twenties he continued to sail all over the world including racing the winning yacht on the Parmelia Race with Skip Novak and crew from Plymouth UK to Cape Town to Perth WA.
After many yacht deliveries and races in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Clive started skippering racing yachts in the Caribbean and USA. He also became interested in film, photography and environmental issues. Clive has also worked in the UK film industry, filming wildlife and environmental projects all over the world which he has been able to combine with sailing.
Clive filmed and skippered a 63ft yacht over a three-year period from Auckland to the Russian side of the Bering Strait on the Arctic Circles, finishing up in Vancouver.
NAUTICAL CV
Cadet, Royal Navy Reserve – GCSE Navigation
Pro dive Standard commercial divers Certificate.
Certificate of Excellence in Celestial Navigation and Ocean Meteorology, The National Marine Correspondence School
Diver training in the use of rebreathing diving equipment
Commercial Certificate US Coastguard Master up to 100 gross near coastal and Inland. Meets the testing requirements of 46 CFR 10.303 for licensing of Merchant Mariners – Sea Marine Services
American Red Cross First Aid and CPR certificate
RYA First Aid certificate commercially endorsed
RYA/MCA Small Craft Basic Sea Survival course 17th April
RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course special regulation 6.01
QUALITIES
Clive has over 100,000 miles of sailing experience and a high level of competence as a Captain aboard many yachts. He takes great pride in his work and strides to provide the top level of service.
INTERESTS
Filming, Sailing
LANGUAGE
English – native speaker
NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE
2020 Sunsail 4027 – Port Solent to Alicante, Spain.
2020 Open 40 – La Rochelle to Palm Beach, Fl.
2020 Lagoon 40 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Split, Croatia.
2019 Jeanneau 49 – Salcombe to Swanwick, UK.
2019 Nautitech 46 fly – La Rochelle to Southampton, UK.
2018 Nautitech 40 – La Rochelle to Southampton, UK.
2018 Najad 57 – Cowes to Swanwick, UK.
2018 Najad 45 – Southampton UK to Barbate, Spain to Ceuta to Smir, Morocco to Ceuta to Ibiza to Port Grimaud, France.
2018 Oyster 57 – Antigua to St Martin to Horta to Palma Majorca, Spain.
2018 Najad 46 – Henån, Sweden to Eastbourne, UK.
2015-18 Dufour T7.
2011-12 Filming Class 40 around the world Global Ocean Race, Majorca, Cape Town, Wellington, Punta del Esta, Charleston, Les Sables d‘Olonne.
2011 Class 40 – 5th in the Fastnet Race.
2011 Class 40 – Caen, France to Gosport, UK.
2011 Class 40 – Gosport, UK to Caen, France.
2010 Hansa 46 – Naples to Canet en Roussillon, France.
2008-09 Filming Portimao Flobal Ocean Race in Portugal, Cape Town, Wellington, Ilhabela, brazil and Charleston.
2008 Open 40 – Zeebrugge, Belgium to Portimao, Portugal.
2008 Class 40 – St Malo to Caen.
2008 Class 40 – Le Trinite to Gosport.
1999-02 63ft Bo Birdsall Sloop – New Zealand, Fiji, Midway Island, Dutch Harbour, Aleutian Islands, Chukotka, Russia, Kodiak Island, USA, Vancouver, Canada.
1986 Ron Holland 41Fy – Newport RI, Bahamas to Miami.
1982 Swan 57 – Cannes to Barcelona.
1981 Skipper for the winner of Fort Lauderdale cup.
1981 Ron Holland 40 – Fort Lauderdale, Key West, St Petersburg, Miami, Bahamas.
1981 Swan 43 – Lymington to Madeira to Bermuda.
1980 Farr 43 – Sydney to Suva via New Caledonia.
1980 Australian 45ft – Eden, Sydney to Brisbane.
1979 Skipper for winning yacht of Parmelia Race.
1979 Swan 65 – Finland to Hamble, UK.
1978 70 ft Wooden Yawl – Malta to Piraeus around the Greek Islands.
1975-79 Commercial Fisherman east coast of Australia.
1971 30ft Yacht – Scottish Western Isles regatta.
1962-70 Sailing dinghies in Chichester Habour.