Our deep connection

Strengthens the support we can offer.

The Team

Here at Turn to Starboard we are a tight-knit group that feels more like a family or tribe than a typical organisation. More than half of the staff are veterans themselves, bringing shared experience and understanding to everything they do. This deep connection strengthens the support they offer, creating a space where veterans can truly relate to those leading the programmes.

Each team member plays a vital role, from instructors to shore team, working together to create an environment of trust, empathy, and camaraderie. We are a community where veterans are supported by those who truly understand the challenges of military life.

If you sail with us, you'll get to know us soon enough, but until then here's a bit of sailing trivia for all of us:

  • Sally Terry

    CEO

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Maureen Jenkins
    (Read the book Lone Voyager)

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    ARiva Aquarama

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil
    • Times Like These - Foo Fighters
    • Now We Are Free - Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard
    • Ocean Drive - Duke Dumont
    • Wildfires - Sault
    • Northern Sky - Nick Drake
    • Sonnentanz - Klangkarussell
    • Rein Me In - Sam Fender
    • Rennen - Sohn
    • Insomnia - Faithless

  • Dan Fielding

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Pete Goss

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Garcia 45 Exploration

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Cornwall My Home – The Oggymen 
    • Sailing – Rod Stewart 
    • Friends in low places – Garth Brooks
    • Fisherman’s Blues – The Waterboys 
    • Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show / Darius Rucker
    • Take It Easy – Eagles
    • Bricklayer’s song – The Corries
    • Toes – Zac Brown Band
    • Drunken Sailor – The Irish Rovers
    • Homegrown – Zac Brown Band

  • Paul Miller

    CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Ernest Shackleton

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Onvi 56

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Nina Simone - Feeling Good
    • Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up
    • Primal Scream - Loaded
    • Ram Jam - Black Betty
    • Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now
    • Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
    • Mad Dog McCrea - Am I Drinking Enough
    • Public Service Broadcasting - Spitfire
    • Blues Saraceno - Dog of War
    • Any Kate Bush

  • Helen Jane

    VETERAN SUPPORT & LIAISON MANAGER

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Me

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase: Moon Sand

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Sailing - Rod Stewart
    • In the Navy - Village People
    • Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
    • Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi
    • Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
    • Harry’s Song for Cornwall - The Oggymen
    • Thank You for the Music - ABBA
    • I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
    • Back for Good - Take That

  • Rebecca Tarling

    CRUISING INSTRUCTOR

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Pip Hare

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Something gaff rigged on the Norfolk Broads (commission a local boat builder)

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • He's a Pirate - Klaus Badelt
    • You're Welcome - Moana
    • Green Green Grass - George Ezra
    • Gold Rush Kid - George Ezra
    • Five Colours in Her Hair - McFly
    • Year 3000 - Busted
    • Help! - The Beatles
    • Nancy Mulligan - Ed Sheeran
    • New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
    • Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

  • Gareth James

    SKIPPER

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Captain Ahab
    (Hyperfocus ADHD, plus one leg — really cool)

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    ‘Kirsty’ Lock Fyne Skiff

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Chicane - Saltwater
    • The Doors - Riders on the Storm
    • Oasis - Roll With It
    • David Bowie - Heroes
    • AC/DC - Thunderstruck
    • Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
    • Queen - I Want It All
    • Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
    • The O'Jays - Love Train
    • Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

  • Alex Theodossiades

    APPRENTICE SKIPPER

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Tom Cunliffe (Legend)

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Hanuman (J class)

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Sally Cinnamon - Stone Roses
    • Rock the Casbah - The Clash
    • Starburster - Fontaines DC
    • Superstylin - Groove Armada
    • Ex Factor - Lauryn Hill
    • I Am the Resurrection - Stone Roses
    • Weekend in Paradise - Jamie Webster
    • Step On - Happy Mondays
    • Last Train to London - ELO
    • Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel

  • Bethan Jane

    SPECIAL PROJECTS CO-ORDINATOR

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Claire Sharp
    (Rowing The Atlantic Solo December 2026)

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Wooden Skiff built by WC Hunkin & Sons

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Cornwall My Home - The Oggymen
    • Basket Case - Green Day
    • Cousin Jack - Fishermans Friends
    • Cornish Voyager - Banjovials
    • Traffic Shanty - Banjovials
    • Thunderstruck - AC/DC
    • You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
    • Tin & Copper Boys - The Stowes
    • Rattin Bog - The Irish Descendants
    • Teenager - My Chemical Romance

  • Shona O'Dowd

    CRUISING INSTRUCTOR

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Gráinne O'Malley
    (Irish Female Pirate Queen)

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Millennium Falcon
    (Space Ship)

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • All That and More (Sailboat) - Rainbow Kitten Surprise
    • Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys
    • Dinner Lady Arms - The Darkness
    • The Irish Rover - The Dubliners and The Pogues
    • In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company - The Dead South
    • Killeagh - Kingfisher
    • This Is the Life - The Highstool Prophets
    • Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
    • Black Betty - Ram Jam
    • From Now On - The Greatest Showman

  • Mike Allan

    YACHTMASTER INSTRUCTOR

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Bernard Moitessier

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Nicholson 55ft

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Metallica - Enter Sandman
    • Dougie MacLean - Caledonia
    • Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
    • Bill Withers - Lovely Day
    • Faithless - We Come 1
    • Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
    • Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror
    • Air - La Femme D'Argent
    • Volcano Choir - Byegone
    • Candi Staton - Street Life

  • Phil Morris

    YACHTMASTER INSTRUCTOR

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Roger D Taylor
    (Author of MingMing books and Arctic Sailor)

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Any J Class yacht
    (Probably need to win twice!)

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Sailing - Rod Stewart
    • This Way That Way Forward and Backward Over the Irish Sea - The Irish Rovers
    • Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
    • Don't Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation
    • South Australia - The Pogues and The Dubliners
    • Captain Pugwash Theme - Johnny Pearson
    • Somewhere Beyond the Sea - Harry Connick Jr
    • Sail On - Commodores
    • Sailing on the Seven Seas - OMD
    • Sail – AWOLNATION

  • Bex Palmer

    FUNDRAISING OFFICER

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Gus March-Phillipps

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Oyster
    (Any size, they’re all awesome)

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • U2 - Beautiful Day
    • Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
    • Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars
    • Norah Jones - Run Away With Me
    • Razorlight - In the Morning
    • The Cure - The Love Cats
    • Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
    • Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay
    • Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
    • David Bowie - Heroes

  • Kelly Costea

    FINANCE & HR OFFICER

    Favourite Seafarer:
    Captain Jack Sparrow

    Lottery Win Boat Purchase:
    Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1295

    Sailing Mix Tape:
    • Heartbeats - José González
    • Holocene - Bon Iver
    • Keep Your Head Up - Ben Howard
    • Purple Heather - Van Morrison
    • Vagabond - Wolfmother
    • Crystals - Of Monsters and Men
    • Float On - Modest Mouse
    • All the Debts I Owe - Caamp
    • Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
    • Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine

Patrons

We are proud to have Patrons who support the charity and get behind a wide range of campaigns to help spread the word.

  • Tom Cunliffe

    British Yachting Journalist, Author and Broadcaster

  • Will Keating

    Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Navy Veteran

  • Sir Dusty Miller

    Former RAF Air Marshal

  • Laura Penhaul

    Record-breaking rower and physiotherapist 

  • Jas Hawker

    Former Red Arrows Pilot

Trustees

Our Trustees work together to develop a clear strategy for Turn to Starboard and ensure that the work we do and goals of the organisation are in line with our vision.

  • Lord Richard Broadbridge

    Chair of Trustees

  • Sue Godzicz

    Charity trustee

  • Sarah Marshall

    Charity trustee

  • Colin McGrory

    Charity trustee

  • Elaine Roberts

    Charity trustee

  • Air Commodore Mark Lorriman-Hughes CBE

    Charity trustee

  • Neil Harper

    Charity trustee

Our Partners and Supporters