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Cariad Team
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Mr. Stuart Williamson – Owner Mr. Williamson is British and has lived in Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur for the past 16 years. He is CEO of the Montpelier Financial Group. He has a passionate interest in sailing and owns four other yachts. ........................................................................... More >> |
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Des Kearns – Project Manager Managing Director of Des Kearns Marine Surveyors Sdn. Bhd. Surveyor of Asia's better yachts since 1988. This is Des’ 11th Yacht Restoration Project. ......................................................................... More >> |
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Mike Howett – Head Shipwright Mike Howett is the head shipwright and the backbone of the Cariad Restoration Project. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge about Australian (and in particular Tasmanian) boat building timbers. .......................................................................... More >> |
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Jory Stephen Lord - Engineer, Designer Jory is a Canadian experienced mariner with a broad base of experience combined with extensive technical and academic credentials specifically in ship construction, naval architecture, ........................................................................... More >> |
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Warwick Hill – Technical Advisor : Construction, Engineering, Design Warwick has the most interesting CV we have ever seen. This is projec Number 11 in the last 40 year but we have never had a shipwrights who can lay claim to having castrated a wild camel and/or planted a vineyard. ............................................................................ More >> |
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Luigi Gargiulo - Masting and Rigging Consultant Born in S. Agnello di Sorrento in Italy. Sailor, boatbuilder and rigger with knowledge of Naval Architecture which is exactly the combination that is invaluable to a project such as Cariad. ............................................................................ More >> |
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Fenton Hamlin, New Zeland - Interior Consultant Entered the “Cariad” world via my lovely Lyle Hess designed wooden cruising cutter, “Pateke”; self-built from an old growth tree I felled on my Hill Country farm in N.Z.. ............................................................................ More >> |
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Stuart Tivey - Engineer Stuart has worked in the marine industry for the past 20 years in a variety of positions and gained experience in boat design, fibre glassing, lamination of boats, towing and boat construction as well as deliveries of the maxi “Condor of Bermuda” from Darwin... .......................................................................... More >>
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Pongsak Limolansuksakul “Boong” CAD Engineer Boong is from Bangkok and is 28 years old. He achieved his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Thammasat University (Bangkok) then later his Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering from Prince of Songkla University (PSU Hat Yai). ......................................................................... More >> |
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Anan Lunchantha “Lek” – Engineering Supervisor It seems half of the people of Thailand are nicknamed “Lek”. Lek has extensive experience in sailing and yacht maintenance. He is the classic example of someone who is being given his first real chance in life and is running with the ball and excelling in his field. Responsible for the direct supervision of his “hands-on” engineering team and general team. |
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Joe Singh and Michael, National Geographic Production Crew. Both have become very much a part of the Cariad Team. They were there when Stuart bought the 'direlect' filming the filth and the rot. With their cameras and good humour they followed the delivery from Bangkok to PSS repair yard. Then filmed the gutting of the vessel and first new steel. They will be there when she is launched. |
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Mahamat Masaman "Mat" - Technical Translator for English, Malay and Thai Mat is a local from thr village of Che Bi lang village where the shipyard is located. He has been working with many yachts and charter vessels for 20 years in and around Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. |
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Waraporn Kuapanit - "Joo" - Administration & Accounts |