Can you explain your role within the team?

My role is to provide catering for the sailors and support staff, working with the nutritionist to provide balanced and healthy hearty, tasty meals for everyone.

What’s your sailing background?

I don’t really have a background in sailing, but working with the team closely I am learning more and more each day.     

How did you get involved with the team?

I work with the old chef who did the job before me, and his time had come to move on and he asked me if I would interested in taking over, I said yes!

Who else do you work with other than the sailing team?

I work in the sporting event industry, doing all the major sporting events around the UK. 

Can you explain what a normal day as team chef involves?

My daily routine involves, preparing the guys a filling healthy breakfast to get them started for the day.

Then I will do them a packed lunch to take on the water, then when they come off the water they don’t have to worry about anything as I have dinner ready for them, leaving them to concentrate on the sailing! 

If you weren’t in this role what else would you be?

Probably just doing the sporting events around the UK.

What’s your greatest fear or phobia?

 Heights!!!! I hate heights.

What would you love to do but never have the time or money for it?

See as much of the world as possible. It is so big, and so much of it to see, you need an indispensable budget to do it all in style!   

What’s your worst habit?

I like everything to be in its place. Even the cupboards in my kitchen.

Name 3 things that are always in your shopping trolley?

Natural yoghurt, onions & chicken! Can't go wrong.

What was the last book you read?

Gordon Ramsey’s autobiography