Olympic Gold medallist and New Zealand’s first double Olympic sailing champion, Auckland Council local board member for Howick, the President of the New Zealand Sailboarding Association (1984-85), has international certification, own intellectual property patents, and a world-class windsurfing designer.

He was coach of the Olympic National Windsurfing Team of Hong Kong and coach for Olympic gold and silver medallists Barbara Kendall and Nikos Kaklamankas.