Sam McClements
A highly experienced and professional freelance RYA Cruising Instructor and Commercially Endorsed RYA Yachtmaster. Sam has been on the water since being a youngster with her grandfather. Sam has owned motorboats and sailboats and enjoys being on or around the water whenever possible.
Moving through the ranks of sailing experience and qualification Sam was also a crew member on the 2017/18 Clipper Round The World yacht race helping yacht GARMIN romp home to victory in leg 8 from New York to Liverpool via Derry Londonderry.
Sam is working towards RYA Yachtmaster Ocean having completed the theory in the summer of 2020.
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Sam also regularly publishes a blog about her adventures at
Steve Hodges
Following and early introduction into all things nautical through attending The London Nautical School in the mid 1990's 'Hodge' took a break from the sport while building a career in IT, having a family and playing club level rugby.
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After an extended break only sailing on corporate events he then reengaged with the sport after relocating to Chatham, Kent and participating in a number of training courses, mile-builders, social racing and RYA accreditation's.
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Now Cheif Instructor at Elite Sailing in Chatham, a qualified RYA Yachtmaster Instructor (YMI) and holding the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean theory assessment, he enjoys dividing his time between family time, running a global IT business, yacht deliveries and instructing all levels of the RYA Cruising Scheme.
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