We are proud to introduce two new members of the Fairline Menorca Team, so please give them a very warm welcome.

Gary Wright has joined us with the main role of Skipper, Instructor, Yacht Maintenance and Owner & Charter Support.

Gary has been in and around water since he was 16, when he joined the Royal Navy as Junior Seaman (Radar), working up the ranks to Petty Officer. He has worked on Frigates, Destroyers and Aircraft Carriers and later transferred to the Fleet Air Arm as an Aircraft Controller on Warships and at Naval Stations.

After leaving the Royal Navy, Gary joined the HM Coastguard Station at MRCC Falmouth as Watch Officer for 5 years, before joining the Merchant Navy. Gary has also been in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a Helicopter Controller / Second Officer of the Watch, carrying out trips in the Gulf, Iraq and Counter Drug Operations in the Caribbean with the US Coast Guard. Following on from this, Gary joined the Flag Officer Sea Training Staff in Plymouth to instruct and help new cadet Controllers.

In 2002, Gary moved to Menorca with his new wife Tracey. Gary's work in Menorca has been yacht maintenance, training, skippering and charter support on motor yachts from 30' to 60'.
Gary is now a commercially endorsed Skipper and Instructor and is fully qualified in First Aid, Sea Survival and VHF Radio. His hobbies include Rugby (supports Northampton Saints), Cricket (played for Menorca Cricket Club), Walking and spending time with the Family. Gary's email address is: gw@fairlinemenorca.com
 

Gary Roberts has joined us with the main role of Skipper, Marinero and Owner & Charter Support.
Gary started working in the family Windows Business on Saturdays and in his school holidays from a very early age where he was mainly involved with the manufacture of sealed double glazed units. After leaving school, Gary started fulltime as a window fitter and took a great deal of pride in the job for over six years before moving into the Head Office where he spent the last two years responsible for accounts, payroll and all aspects of running the window replacement company.

His boating career started when Gary's father bought a 27ft Bayliner, berthed at Christchurch in Dorset when he was 10 years old. Whilst a youngster, he had a great deal of fun and gained lots of experience in a 15ft Fletcher sports boat, including launching and retrieval, boat handling in the river and in Christchurch bay as well as towing friends in ringo's and doughnut's.

During the following years, he progressed into handling of the family boats which were Sealine's and Fairline's from 34 ft to 38 ft. His family holidays progressed from ten days in the Solent during the first year of boating, gradually travelling to Plymouth, a number of trips to the Channel Islands and over to France. Later he gained experience on a brand new 20 ft Fletcher and was able to use this in Christchurch bay, The Solent and across to the Isle of Wight. Gary has also taken part in the famous Isle of Wight 'Round the Island Yacht Race'. Later, the boat was trailered out to Menorca for use in the beautiful bays around the Island. Gary's family currently own and run a 37ft cruiser in Menorca. Gary has travelled a lot, places he has visited include Tobago in the Caribbean, Canada where he tried rock climbing, white water rafting and quad biking and also to Barbados where he enjoyed jet skiing. In the last couple of years he has visited Amsterdam and driven a car through France to Le Mans.
Gary is now a Commercially Endorsed Skipper and is fully qualified in First Aid, Sea Survival and VHF Radio. His hobbies include tennis, rugby and golf. Gary's email address is: glr@fairlinemenorca.com

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