3 What is the largest fish you ever caught and where?
"A couple of big gem fish out by Mayor Island, very exciting catching and beautiful eating."
4 Aside from your involvement with the Boat Expo, how else do people know you?
"I have had a career in the travel industry and this has led to me taking a couple of tours overseas each year. In addition, I am an event manager at Baycourt Theatre, drive tourists off cruise ships around in the summer, and am chairman of Grief Support Services. Also play the odd game of tennis and go mountain biking."
5 When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
"Couldn't make up my mind, still can't."
6 What is the one thing you could not live without and why?
"My diary and my wife, she keeps an eye on me."
7 What is your favourite seafood recipe and who makes it the best?
"Have to say freshly caught snapper pan-fried in butter."
8 What is the best piece of advice you've ever received, and who gave it to you?
"[I] have received lots of advice in my travels. The most poignant is from the people of the Third World who say slow down and enjoy the world you live in and most of all enjoy the special people around you."
9 What song or band is guaranteed to get you singing along in the car or shower?
"Neil Young of course, Prairie Wind is hard to go past."
10 Do you have any hidden or not well known talents?
"Certainly not musical (except in the shower) but [I] do have a passion for photography and can do the odd mean stir-fry."
