60 Seconds with Brendan Pollard

How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?
Would have been around 5 years old on my grandfather's 30 something foot wooden boat moored in Cornwall. Him and his mate Larry would sail that boat across to France, around the West Coast of Ireland and even up to Norway.

If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?
TP52 to ocean race

What is your sailing goal?
Finish a few more races and move up the table.

Tell us the back story to your laser's name?
Been sailing on the club boat Maladroit which reflects my current sailing ability.

If you could add any ingredient to our already world’s best toasties – what would it be?
Sliced gherkin.

What are your second/ third favourite hobbies (obviously assuming sailing holds the #1 spot).
Being in the great outdoors and the garden at home

Describe what you do for work in less than 5 words?
Facilitator of global logistics.

What's the dream destination for your next trip? And why?
A trek across the Pyrenees

What’s your favourite TV show, movie, and or book?
Recently finished the book Touching the Void by Joe Simpson which is an incredible story and also a great film. Otherwise anything by the Coen Brothers and The Godfather.

Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of the club don’t know?
Only jumped into a dingy / laser for the first time late last year after big boats for the last 10 years or so. Thought it was about time to learn how to sail properly.