About Dave Williams:
Born in Swansea 1942
Started boating in my late teens, fishing off a friends fathers boat in Mumbles
Crewed at weekends on the first fishing charter boat out of Swansea. Skippered by Hans Witter, who lobster potted during the week, chartered weekends
My first boat, an 8 foot dinghy with a 2 hp outboard engine
Graduated onto a 16 foot cathedral hulled motorboat, with a 20 hp outboard engine and small cuddy which provided a little shelter from the elements
Finally in 1979, bought my present boat, a 37 foot Prout Snowgoose catamaran, as bare hulls, and fitted it out. Launched in Swansea June 1981
Went on practical sailing courses both in the Bristol Channel, Solent and Falmouth
Passed the RYA/DOT Yachtmaster practical exam at Falmouth in June 1994. This is a 12-hour exam, on board with an examiner, and your own crew. We picked the examiner up at midday, and the exam finished at midnight
Qualified as a Shorebased Instructor later in 1994, and been teaching the RYA Dayskipper and Yachtmaster Theory Courses at Swansea College and Llansteffan Boat Club, since 1994. Having taught over 250 students during this time
Sailed extensively in the Bristol Channel, the Isles of Scilly, Falmouth area, Southern Ireland and the Channel Islands aboard my catamaran Catalyst
Now having retired as a Building site agent, I have more time to teach the RYA Courses and carry out Yacht deliveries
The photo is onboard Catalyst
