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youngster on the River Dart. A weapons engineer in the Royal Navy for some 30 years, he enjoyed an appointment to the staff of BRNC in the mid-eighties. Following his retirement from the RN he ran a small business in Dartmouth and served as a town councillor for three years. In recent years, Mr Dodd has
The latest news, keeping residents and harbour users up to date.
All change at Dart Harbour for 2017 2017 brings a wealth of changes to Dart Harbour with the new Harbourmaster and CEO, Captain Mark Cooper joining the authority, the appointment of a new chairman to the harbour board, three new board members and last but not least, a new river officer, Jack Handley. Capt Cooper joins Dart Harbour from the Royal Navy where his
Commander Ian Gibson has been appointed chairman of Dart Harbour Board replacing Neil Hockaday who had completed his full term as chairman. Mr Hockaday had been on the board for 14 years and chairman since 2010. Cdr Gibson joined the board in January 2016 having retired from the position of Salcombe Harbourmaster after eight years in post. During his time in office, he steered through major harbour improvements including for the growing crab industry and to attract more yachtsmen, boosting town trade and restoring the prominence of the Salcombe and Kingsbridge estuary as a place to visit.
He is a member of Dittisham Sailing
career involved nuclear command, navigation, training, project and people management. Highlights from his career in the RN include navigating a diesel, a nuclear and then a ballistic nuclear submarine before commanding HMS TORBAY. Prior to holding the position of NATO Strategic Command Transformation – Defence Planning Policy Analysis Branch Head in Norfolk Virginia, Capt Cooper served as Commander Submarine Sea Training and as the director of the Royal Naval Submarine School.
Club (DSC), is a lapsed RYA senior instructor and has assisted with junior sailing for several years. James Dodd, Zoe Briant-Evans and
Tony Tudor are new board members, selected because of their skills and experience which will be of benefit to the board. James Dodd learnt to sail as a
worked as a yachtmaster instructor. Since his return from sea, he has been moorings officer at Royal Dart Yacht Club, boatswain at DSC and chairman of the joint regatta sailing committee. He is now commodore of the DSC. Zoe Briant-Evans joined Britannia Royal Naval College as a warfare officer in 1997 and had a varied
17-year career at sea and ashore including command of an inshore patrol boat on the west coast of Scotland and Flag Lieutenant in the Middle East. Retiring in 2014 as a Lieutenant Commander her last appointment saw her back at BRNC as both a senior training officer and latterly as First Lieutenant. Zoe is the chair of the trustees for a local charity and is a member of the Royal Yachting Association, Royal Navy Sailing Association. Tony Tudor is currently a director and treasurer of the Dartmouth Food Festival, a trustee of Dartmouth Barnabas Trust charity for the homeless and Sea-Changers, a fundraising and grant-giving charity working to protect the marine environment. He comes from a Devon family of fishermen and lifeboat men and returned to the area after 35 years
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