Meet The Team
A little bit about who we are...
Simon Winkley
RYA Trainer, Coach & Technical
Simon literally has his name on the business! He offers specialist windsurf and wingfoil coaching at QM as well as windsurf and wingfoil clinics in Weymouth & overseas. He is the Centre Principal, photographer, marine repairer, first aid instructor, kit buyer/seller & the main point of contact for enquiries. A busy guy!
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Simon is a RYA Wingfoil, Dinghy & Advanced Windsurf Trainer and a RYA Training Centre Inspector. He is a Team Rider for Starboard, Severne, Freewing & Forward WIP.
Sam Walker
RYA Wingfoil Instructor
Sam is a RYA Wingsurf Instructor who works with SWM in his time off from his full-time job at QMSC, where he is the Chief Dinghy Instructor.
As an experienced all-round watersports instructor, Sam can be found out on the water dinghy sailing, keelboating, windsurfing, wingfoiling or powerboating. ​Sam is really getting hooked on wingfoiling and enjoys getting people started on their own winging journey.
Louis Boulert
RYA Wingfoil Instructor
Louis 'took up the family business of windsurfing' at the age of 13 and is qualified as a RYA Senior Intermediate Windsurfing ​Instructor and RYA Wingfoil Instructor. After doing the early season with us in 2026 he will be heading for The Peligoni Club in Greece before joining us again in the autumn.
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Louis receives amazing feedback from clients due to his patience, knowledge, successful outcomes and relaxed manner on the water.
Hannah Golton
RYA First Aid Instructor
Hannah is one of our RYA First Aid Instructors and brings a wealth of experience as a dinghy sailor, instructor and Aspirant RYA Dinghy Schemes Trainer. She works as the National Training Manager for the Sea Cadets.
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A well-organised manager and experienced first aid practitioner, Hannah delivers courses in a way that helps candidates to feel comfortable, confident and focused when performing first aid.
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Paul Outram
RYA Trainer & Wingfoil Instructor
Paul is one of the most active and experienced RYA Windsurf and Dinghy Trainers working today. He got into winging in 2020 before qualifying as a RYA Wingfoil Instructor alongside Simon on the very first course.. He works across the UK and in Vassiliki Greece.
Now also a Wingfoil Trainer he enjoys running wing instructor courses nationally, as well as helping as many people as possible to start their winging journey with us.
Toby Cunliffe
RYA Wingfoil Instructor
Toby started out as a windsurfer before crossing over into wingfoiling. He is a RYA Wingfoil and Advanced Windsurf Instructor. He joins us from time to time between coaching at Club Vass, travelling to other exotic locations and winging at Rutland Water.
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As a freestyler, he loves to spin around and jump as high as possible as well as competing in waves. When he is around Toby delivers standard lessons, specialist clinics and can also be requested for advanced 1 : 1 coaching.
Freddie Smith
RYA Dinghy Trainer & Photographer
Freddie is a RYA Dinghy Schemes Trainer, a RYA Training Centre Inspector, a RYA wingsurf instructor and a manager of marine activities and boat fleets. A very experienced sailor, he co-owns Keep Sailing, a local company that sets up and runs professional RYA Training operations across The South of England.
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A skilled photographer, he understands of all the elements that come together to capture those unmissable moments afloat and ashore.
