Steve Hodges attended the London Nautical School from age 11. He is the CEO of a small global IT (Astro Technology Group) company and Sam McClements is Head of Performance Marketing for a hearing aid company (Hidden Hearing). They both are RYA sailing instructors, teaching for Elite Sailing in Chatham part-time; Steve is the chief instructor. They keep their Beneteau Cyclades 39.3 Ruby May at Eastbourne’s Sovereign Marina.