Sea staff
Sea staff profiles
This page has profiles of our full-time professional sea staff. See here for a selection of the volunteer and relief staff.
** New staff bosun appointed December 2007 **
Staff skipper, Mark “Wolf” Todd
Age: Old enough to know better
Height: 6'6"
Nickname: Wolf
Catchphrase: "Tea!!"
Favourite band: Oysterband / Depeche Mode / Pink Floyd
Ambition: To get a Blockbusters Gold Card
Best sailing moment: What? No-one told me I had to go sailing!
Biggest talent: Fell-running
Biggest weakness: Keeping my inner beauty hidden
Where do you see yourself in ten years' time? How would I know, I can't even work out where I am at the moment!
How would you like to die? Noisily
If you were going to be reincarnated, who would you come back as? Homer Simpson
Favourite part of the boat: Skipper's Mug (white, no sugar)
If the boat was sinking and you could rescue one thing, what would it be? Yorkshire Tea Bags
Who or what is the love of your life? John Laing
Staff bosun, Laura Aldrich-Blake (until Christmas 2007)
Age: 20 - 30 (this is a dating website, isn't it?)
Height: 4'6"
Nickname: Pumpkin
Catchphrase: "Is it bedtime yet? "
Favourite band: Girls Aloud
Ambition: To live my life according to the Debrett's Guide to Etiquette
Best sailing moment: Buying my Jimmy Choo shoes. Oh, it says sailing, not shopping....
Biggest talent: Choosing sailing boots in the right size
Biggest weakness: Tall men
Where do you see yourself in ten years' time? Above Wolf (as I am now)
How would you like to die? In a bath full of chocolate
If you were going to be reincarnated, who would you come back as? Keira Knightley (Wolf hopes)
Favourite part of the boat: Any part that works
If the boat was sinking and you could rescue one thing, what would it be? My scarves and hats
Who or what is the love of your life? Neighbours
Staff bosun, Liz Key (from January 2008)
This seems to be virtually the only recognisable photo of Liz in existence. A more typical pose for Liz may be this one from last year's refit (she's the one on the right, with Laura on the left):
Liz has been working for the Trinity Sailing Foundation for the last four years, mainly sailing as a cook, though more recently she has been developing watch leader experience, and this season she passed an OYT South third mate's assessment as well as doing a voyage in John Laing as relief bosun. She is also a qualified youth worker.
The usual irreverent Q&A about Liz will be added to this page as soon as we figure out what we can get away with.
Click here to see some of our current volunteer and relief sea staff.
