Max is our boatyard supervisor, he joined the Royal Marines at 18. During his service, he deployed on a front-line operational tour of Afghanistan - Op Herrick 14. For seven months he lived in an isolated and sorrounded 'Forward Operating Base' in Helmand and patrolled daily as an LMG gunner and 'second man' of his patrol, dodging Taliban IED's and rounds. "Once was as enough for me", he says, and since returning to civilian life he has got a degree in conservation biology and found his calling through the veterans sailing charity, Turn To Starboard. Max's immediate passion for sailing and yachts has led him to where he is today, with us at Portishead Marina.