Simon Pendlebury

Simon is a commercial skipper who commands crew transfer vessels of up to 25 metres, serving offshore wind farms for RWE and Equinor. He is also Principal and Chief Instructor of the Red Sea Yachting Institute in El Gouna, Egypt, where he trains local merchant navy officers to become RYA instructors.

In 2020 Simon founded Wright Marine, a yacht delivery company that safely delivered more than £6 million worth of vessels worldwide in its first 18 months. He also contributes expert advice to yachting publications.

Before that, Simon spent eight years running Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre for Sefton Council as RYA Principal and Senior Operations Manager. He led the centre to RYA Sailability Centre of Excellence status and secured funding for new boats and instructor training for disabled sailors.