I have been in and around boats for the last 27 years, starting at a young age in dinghy sailing where I took up competitive racing. I have been teaching and coaching sailing for 16 years and powerboating for the last 11 years. I have sailed and used many different types of boats, large and small. I am an active volunteer for the RNLI Falmouth Sea Safety Team promoting and giving sea safety advice to people who use the sea.
- RYA Dinghy and Keelboat Senior Instructor
- RYA Advanced Sailing Instructor
- RYA Racing Instructor
- RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor
- RYA First Aid Instructor
- HSE First Aid Instructor
- MCA Qualified Commercial Skipper Yachtmaster (Sail)
- MCA Qualified Commercial Skipper for powerboats up to 24 Meters
- RYA Cruising Instructor (Sail)
- BDMLR Medic
Chris has many years experience of teaching in the emergency services, commercial operators and leisure sailors. He is a Chartered Safety & Health Practioner. He is a serving fire officer and is a specialist in Firefighting and Rescue at Sea, being a member of the UK Search & Rescue Marine Incident Response Group. He is Senior Helmsman and instructor of Cornwall’s Fire Boat. He has been teaching at the school for the last 2 years
- RYA Sea Survival Instructor
- RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor
- RYA/MCA Marine VHF Radio SRC/DSC Assessor
- MCA Qualified Commercial Skipper for Powerboats up to 24 meters
Sam first started at FSOS on one of the freestyle funding training course’s run for people who are 16-19 and are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). He has worked very hard during the training course at FSOS and has proved to have the qualities needed for working as an Instructor at FSOS. He followed on his training by going onto a one year course with the Falmouth Marine School in watersports. He then returned to FSOS and joined our team at the beginning of the 2010 session.
- RYA Assistant Dinghy Instructor
- RYA Safety Boat Skipper
Hannah Joined the FSOS team in February 2011 on a government training placement for people aged 18-24 who are keen to get into the watersports industry. She has worked very hard during the training course at FSOS and is showing the qualities needed for working as an Instructor at FSOS.
Tom Joined the FSOS team in February 2011 on a government training placement for people aged 18-24 who are keen to get into the watersports industry. He has work very hard during the training courses at FSOS and is showing the qualities needed for working as an Instructor at FSOS. After finishing his work placement he came on the FSOS team as a full time member and has become a very good instructor in sailing.
- Dinghy Instructor
- Safety Boat Skipper
Paul Started racing Optimist dinghies at the age of 8 and progressing through to A-class catamarans in the mid-teens then switching to keelboat racing. Powerboats have also been apart of life for the past 30 years whilst teaching powerboating for the last 10 years. As an active volunteer for the HM Coastguard Cliff Rescue Team on The Lizard, Paul certainly has salt-water coursing through his veins!
- RYA Powerboat Instructor
- RYA First Aid Instructor
- HSE First Aid Instructor
- MCA Qualified Commercial Skipper for powerboats up to 24 Meters
- RYA/MCA Marine VHF Radio SRC/DSC Assessor
