Simon is a windsurf, windfoil, WINGfoil coach and a Team Rider for Starboard Windsurfing and Severne. As a RYA Windsurf and Dinghy Trainer he is one of only a handful of people in the world qualified to deliver every (non-foiling) RYA Windsurfing and Dinghy instructor course - including Advanced Windsurf Instructor.

He specialises in the coaching of intermediate and advanced windsurfing, currently runs windsurfing clinics in Costa Teguise (Lanzarote), Alaçati (Turkey), Prasonisi (Rhodes, Greece) and Portland Harbour (Weymouth, UK) and writes coaching articles for Windsurfing UK magazine. He also delivers marine first aid training and offers consultancy services for the setting up of watersports training programmes in clubs and centres. Simon has a passion for being out on the water and for helping others to make the most of their time afloat.

Forthcoming courses in 2022 (wind/wing surf/foil lessons at QMSC all year)

  • 23 Jan: RYA First Aid - QMSC
  • 1-5 Feb: RYA Start Windsurfing Instructor - UKSA
  • 24 Feb: RYA First Aid - QMSC
  • 26 Feb: Windsurf coaching day - QMSC
  • 27 Feb: RYA First Aid - Bury Lake Young Mariners
  • 2 Mar: Windsurf coaching day - QMSC
  • 5 Mar: RYA First Aid - Thames SC
  • 13-14 Mar: RYA Multihull Instructor - UKSA
  • 16-20 Mar: RYA Start Windsurfing Instructor - UKSA
  • 22-29 Mar: LANZAROTE WINDSURF COACHING CLINIC, Club Las Cucharas, Costa Teguise
  • 4-7 Apr: RYA Windsurf Senior Instructor
  • 30 Apr-1 May: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 2-3 May: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 19-23 May: RYA Wingfoil Instructor + CPD - North Yorkshire Water Park & Filey SC
  • 28-29 May: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 30-31 May: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 18-19 June: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 20-21 June: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 28 June-5 July: ALAÇATI WINDSURF COACHING CLINIC, ASPC, Turkey
  • 16,17,23,24 July: RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor - Bewl Water Outdoor Centre
  • 18-22 July: RYA Start Windsurfing Instructor - QMSC
  • 6,7,13,14 Aug: RYA Windsurf Senior Instructor - Yorkshire Dales SC
  • 12-18 Sept: PRASONISI WINDSURF COACHING CLINIC, Pro-Center, Rhodes, Greece
  • 19-25 Sept: PRASONISI WINGFOIL COACHING CLINIC, Pro-Center, Rhodes, Greece
  • 1-2 Oct: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 3-4 Oct: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 8,9,15,16 Oct: RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor - QMSC
  • 26-27 Nov: Windsurf clinic - OTC
  • 28-29 Nov: Windsurf clinic - OTC

 

Simon has published 18 articles for Windsurfing UK magazine. The articles are aimed to provide specific guidance on the fundamentals of windsurfing and and written in a varied and entertaining way featuring great photography from the likes of Alex Irwin (Sportography), Andy Stallman, Protography, Mikael Linder (Into Fire and Water), Two Goat Media and Simon himself. A number of articles feature original artwork from Pete Galvin.

Click here to see the articles as FREE PDFs. The subjects covered are:

  1. A Basic Look at How Windsurfing Works
  2. Planing Made Simple
  3. Non-planing Steering
  4. Planing Steering
  5. These Girls Can! Emerging Female Role Models in Windsurfing
  6. The Basics of Coastal Windsurfing Part 1
  7. The Basics of Coastal Windsurfing Part 2
  8. Windsurfing Equipment & Essentials: Taking the Right Stuff
  9. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 1: Rigging, Downhaul, Outhaul, Boom Height, Mastfoot Position
  10. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 2: Footstraps
  11. Mixing It Up: The Cookie Interview
  12. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 3: Fins
  13. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 4: Harnesses and Harness Lines
  14. Windsurfing Photography Part 1: The Selfie
  15. Costa Teguise Lanzarote: The Perfect Playground
  16. Windsurfing Photography Part 2: DSLR Basics
  17. Windsurfing Photography Part 3: Editing
  18. Masts - Everything You Need to Know