Gareth is originally from South Africa and moved to Southampton 6 years ago to pursue his career in yachting by taking advantage of the exciting racing circuit in Europe. A keen kite surfer and fly fisherman, he lives for the outdoors and will be very seldom found travelling without his kit.

Gareth has crewed boats in the Solent, Mediterranean and Caribbean doing charters as well as skippering for corporate events and regattas. He has completed over 25 000 logged miles on a variety of boats including deliveries on boats such as Assa Abloy and ABN Amro 1.

With an Ocean certificate including celestial navigation, Gareth skippered a Dutch 66ft cutter for a season and cruised the Baltic.