How we select Finalists and Winners
Our Judges are a diverse group of experts, tailored and matched for their areas of expertise to each award category, and play a key role in selecting our finalists and recommending our winners.
Richard Clayton (Chair)
Chair, Maritime Foundation and former Chief Correspondent, Informa/Lloyd’s List.
Susan Bell
Training & Careers Manager, Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB).
David Botwinik
American-based photographer.
Debbie Cavaldoro
Chief Executive, Port Skills and Safety.
Ella du Breuil
Bio to follow.
David Hall
Secretary, Maritime Foundation.
Captain Jon Holroyd RN (ex officio RN)
Strategic Communications, MOD.
Glenys Jackson OBE
Former Director, Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB).
Julia Jones
Writer, Publisher, and Campaigner, Golden Duck.
Andrew Linington
Former Director of Communications, Nautilus International.
Kathy Mansfield
Kathy sails in Scotland, photographs in Europe, America and beyond, and writes for magazines such as Watercraft, Country Life, Classic Boat in the UK; Cruising World and WoodenBoat in the U.S. plus magazines in France and Italy. Her photographs have been used as book and magazine covers, in exhibitions and posters.
Julian Parker OBE (Past Chair)
Julian joined the Blue Funnel Line as a Midshipman in 1958. He gained his Master Mariner’s Certificate in 1967 and a BSc in Nautical Science in 1970. Following further study, he was appointed Group Training Manager of the Ocean Group a year later. In 1973 he became Secretary of the newly formed Nautical Institute, a post which he held for thirty years before taking partial retirement and taking on the responsibility of the director of publishing. Julian retired in 2008 and was awarded an OBE for services to shipping in 2001.
Dr David Parry
Bio to follow.
Andy Poulastides
Filmmaker, Producer and 3D Modeller, Three-Edged Productions.
Alison Rayden
Freelance Journalist.
Rob White
Rob is a well-known figure in broadcasting firstly at the BBC and then for over 20 years at ITN where he was part of the production team reporting from around the globe covering major news stories such as the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Rwandan Massacre and 9/11. He was, in particular, an award-winning producer of scientific news and has worked with major names in British television news. Rob now freelances in all forms of production.