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sailing across the globe, Mark and Quintin find themselves
the proud owners and skippers of Skardu, a Westerly
Oceanlord 41'.
Mark and Quintin first met at Harrow School in London at
the age of 13, and in the last 20 years have traveled to all
corners of the globe together. However, it was only after
sharing a tiny 500 sq ft flat in Hong Kong for two years, that
they knew they could endure each other long enough to
sail together.
Italian parents, Mark Bruno was born to travel.
In the real world, Mark most recently worked in Silicon Valley for the last 4
years; the last few of which were spent at the forefront of the war on spam
(the kind you read, not eat) for Brightmail in San Francisco. One of his
ideal jobs would be to present for a Food Network travel show; but failing
that he will have to make do with being the catch-it-and-cook-it man aboard
Skardu.
When he is not "fascinating" people with one of his many inane facts, you
can find Mark hiking in the wilderness, misquoting everyone from
Churchill to The Simpsons and, of course, sailing.
Mark's introduction to sailing started with "Lark" a 13 foot "Sunfish" still in
use by his family over 25 years later. However, his true appreciation for
the sea really grew sailing and racing "Hobie Cat" catamarans in Hong
Kong with Quintin. From there it was a natural progression to sailing and
racing on larger and larger boats from Croatia to the Philippines. Mark is
a qualified skipper in both the UK and the US.
Father, Quintin Hinxman was brought up across five continents, living and
travelling in far-flung corners from the very outset.
Sailing is a passion inherited from his parents: before he could walkQuintin
was lashed to the mast on his parents sailing boat for forays down the Blue
Nile! From there to learning the ropes on a 7 ft "Optimist" aged 7, coastal
cruising on the family yacht in Malaysia, dinghy racing at each opportunity
in various classes around the world, until Mark joined the fun for some
high-adrenelin catamaran racing on the International scene in Hong Kong.
More recent experience has focused on racing or chartering yachts in the
Solent, the Mediterranean, Asia and Australia. Quintin is a British RYA
qualified skipper.
On dry land Quintin is a British-registered Architect; he completed his stint
in Asia working on the new Hong Kong airport for Lord Norman Foster,
delivered the redevelopment of the Grade I listed Paddington Railway
Station in London for Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, and has taken a sabbatical
from his most recent role as Associate at John McAslan + Partners,
where he ran major infrastructure projects, including the ₤350m
redevelopment of King's Cross Station in London.
